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Expect the Unexpected
A male Indigo Bunting preening along the Appalachian Trail. Whenever I go exploring, I can always expect the unexpected. It’s what drives me to get out of doors. I headed to Shenandoah National Park...
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American Flamingos in Pennsylvania
One of two American Flamingos near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh. This is how birding works. Just before my wife and I left to visit our 16-month-old grandson and his parents in...
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Mallards at Sunset
A trio of mallard ducks floating on Silver Lake, Dayton, Virginia. I hope you had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. My wife and I had our Thanksgiving celebration spread over several days, from Sunday to...
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The Sentinel
A Blue Jay scout atop a neighbor’s maple tree. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh We’ve had several chilly, gray-sky mornings lately in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. Consequently, our backyard birdfeeders have...
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Ducks on a Pond
I went birding the other day to a couple of small lakes. I was hoping to find a flotilla of waterfowl. But it was not to be. At Silver Lake, I did see a lone male Canvasback swimming with two female...
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Woodpeckers at My Birdfeeders
A male Red-bellied Woodpecker at the suet feeder. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh It’s been a slow winter for feeding birds. Both the number of birds and the kind of species coming to my birdfeeders are...
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Bird Migration Has Begun
A male Canvasback escorts two female Buffleheads on a local lake. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh With the calendar turning from February to March, bird migration has officially begun. True, several bird...
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Evolution of a Sunset
A reflective sunset in the eastern sky in Rockingham Co., Virginia. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh No two sunsets are alike. That should be no startling revelation. Each sunset has its unique evolution,...
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A Strange Stand-off
I was searching for migrating birds when I encountered this scene at a farm pond. A male Mallard was escorting his partner as they foraged along the far end of the murky pond. A Black Angus steer...
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The Quandary
A Carolina Chickadee. Photo by Bruce Stambaugh I chuckled when this Carolina Chickadee landed on the rim of my window feeder and briefly struck this pose. It looked like the little bird was trying to...
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