The Twelve Days of Christmas began as a French secular love song.
Winter brings wondrous birds. The Twelve Days of Christmas began as a French secular love song. The evidence and theories are complex.
The finches nest high in the mountains in summer, and roam the countryside in large flocks in winter.
The male Willow Ptarmigan sounds like he might be laughing, or at least doing his best to make others laugh.
Snow Geese migrate long distances, stopping at traditional stopover and wintering areas.
The evidence and theories are complex.
Trumpeter Swans land in a plowed field to forage for remnant potatoes, grain, and other waste crops. Washington's population nests on Wrangel Island in Russia, northwest of the Bering Strait, and winters on the deltas of the Samish, Stillaguamish, and Skagit Rivers.
The expected winter birds flutter past: chickadees, juncos, robins, even the lovely Varied Thrush. As December days shorten, birds spend the long, cold nights in a protected place, sheltered from rain and safe from nighttime predators. Noted as a table delicacy, the four-foot long Wild Turkey was hunted by both Native Americans and the Europeans who populated our country. Urban owls escape the harsh weather of northern Canada or the Cascade or Rocky Mountains, spending the winter in somewhat milder climes.
Just for a LARK, MARTIN and JAY decided to have a SWALLOW.
The prey may change hands several times, perhaps from harrier to Peregrine to eagle.
Winter brings wondrous birds. When a Black-capped Chickadee visits your feeder, you may find its cousin, the Chestnut-backed Chickadee, tagging along. The Black Oystercatcher is completely dependent on the marine shoreline for food, even in winter, when waves hit the rocks with awesome force. Washington's population nests on Wrangel Island in Russia, northwest of the Bering Strait, and winters on the deltas of the Samish, Stillaguamish, and Skagit Rivers.
One crow is just a crow.