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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 found these visits to be quite enjoyable.  I'm actually referring to photography sessions with a male northern harrier (Circus…

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;…