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Perhaps our most iconic songbird, the northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) is easily recognized and appreciated throughout its range.  The brilliant red of male northern…

It's mid-April, and the ruby-throated hummingbirds are here.  The eastern kingbirds are here.  The black and white warblers are here.  Summer tanager, where art thou?

A long-distance migratory bird, summer tanagers (Piranga…

Spending a few afternoons with a gray ghost may sound eerie, but I find these visits to be quite enjoyable, particularly when armed with my camera and long lens.  Of course, the gray ghost…

The hummingbirds have migrated south, ducks are flying overhead, and dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis) began arriving a week ago.  Today I spotted a couple of white-…

The tiniest of the woodpeckers in North America, the Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens), is a resident bird in Arkansas and throughout the United States and Canada.  You can find these birds in a variety of habitats;…