The nuthatch is an acrobatic and friendly little bird
I really enjoy looking through old bird magazines and the like, looking for nuggets that I can share with my readers. The title for this column comes from an article... Read More
A few lessons on birdseed, peanuts, suet and more
In a cartoon in the Star Tribune in early January, a guy says he’d planted some birdseed a while back and was still waiting for the birds to come up.... Read More
Talking Turkey
By Clay Christensen I often get reports from my neighbors about a family of wild turkeys that wander around Lauderdale. “Have you seen the turkeys?” they’ll ask. We chat about... Read More
Spotting a winter wren is always a pleasant surprise
By Clay Christensen I first heard a winter wren many years ago in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Our friends had a cabin there, and we had been invited to spend a... Read More
The home-building habits of the chickadee
My neighbor buddy, Jim, and I were sitting out on my patio one moderately warm March afternoon, drinking pop and talking big, watching the cars go by. We’d wave at... Read More
Commentary: Letting the good times roll
She was petite; probably a seventh-grader. I saw her from our sunroom window. It was after school and she was waiting for a ride. She was alone, in her pink... Read More
