Tag Archives: birds

Avian Explosion

From Dean Ohlman on March 19, 2009

When I left for Northern Ontario a week ago, it was unusually cold.  And by the time I was a hundred miles into my five-hundred-mile trip, it was snowing.  Yet some bird signs of spring were there: mostly male red-winged … Continue reading »

How I Came to Lose My Driving Rights

From Dean Ohlman on February 28, 2009

“I’ll bet there are a hundred good hiking sticks in that patch of woods.” “Look along the fencerows there; it looks like the red-winged blackbirds are back.” “Boy, those blue jays are really in a dogfight with that hawk.” “That … Continue reading »

Spring Where You're At

From Dean Ohlman on February 11, 2009

Pardon the common grammar, but there’s a joy to the coming of spring that defies city-wise learnin’ and wants to make you rejoice like country tillers throughout time at the turning of the seasons.  Here we’ve had an early thaw … Continue reading »

Walking to Work on a Frosty Morning

From Dean Ohlman on January 15, 2009

We woke this morning to one of the coldest days in a decade.  But it is one of those days that have a glory to them that is rare: the irony of our nearest star blazing in unimaginable heat but … Continue reading »

Write a Caption

From Dean Ohlman on January 6, 2009

This was a scene captured at their Grand Rapids home by my oldest son, Greg—about fifteen feet from their bird feeder, toward which both creatures seem to be looking.  But if you look close, I think you’ll see that the … Continue reading »