I've always been sad that I've never seen a Cardinal in person, and bummed that they don't visit the West Coast. While grays and browns are perfectly pleasant and probably pretty practical in terms of protection from predators, I think if I were to be a bird, I'd want...

Uh oh. A White-Breasted Nuthatch saw its shadow today in our backyard. Which means, as we all of course know, . . . six more weeks of lockdown. ? On the bright side, at least it has an OK place to live. I believe this is the fifth straight year of Nuthatches hatching...

I was sitting in our back yard today and saw this little bird eating blossoms off of our neighbor's fruit tree. I wonder if it's the same Purple Finch from yesterday. Another day, another flower buffet? . . . Looking at the stripes and speckles, I don't think it's the...

Spring is still nearly three weeks away, but according to this Purple Finch, it tastes like spring right now here in Sonoma. Each year, it seems like the seasons are starting earlier and earlier. Right now, many of the trees are already budding and blooming. Our...