Here in northwest Oregon we are suddenly seeing quite a number of our dominant (both in number as well as behavior) Spring, Summer, and Autumn hummingbird – Selasphorous rufus, the Rufous Hummingbird. As the blossoms of high nectar bearing plants are not quite in bloom, any and all hummingbird feeders filled with fresh sugar water […]
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The Backyard Birds Newsletter for April 2009
The special hummingbird issue of The Backyard Birds Newsletter is now available just in time for the arrival of these little feathered jewels in backyards all across North America.
The Wisdom of a Child
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah, Chapter 11, Verse 6 (King James Version) Just before her school turned out for a week of Spring vacation, our […]
A Year with Charles
Most people who do any serious amount of reading invariably come to a point in their respective lives when they realize that there is a book of great significance that they have yet to read. In my own case, this happened most recently upon the observance of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Despite […]