December 18, 2017 by joalwo7 Why call cranky men ‘Old Coots’? Coots are water birds, and they’re no crankier than other flocking birds. So why do they get maligned? Find out.
October 24, 2017 by joalwo7 Thousands of Sanderlings Swirl on the Air: NARRATED Any huge flock of birds, swooshing, meeting itself coming and going, hypnotizes us.
October 17, 2017 by joalwo7 American Dipper: Wading, Swimming Underwater, Singing A drab, ordinary-looking … extraordinary bird!
October 3, 2017 by joalwo7 Robins Bathing: NARRATED When birds bathe, it’s like splish splashing at the Bates Motel.
September 23, 2017 by joalwo7 Really? The Ovenbird is a warbler? The Ovenbird doesn’t look or behave like a warbler, so why do people think that he is one?
September 10, 2017 by joalwo7 Hummingbirds Feeding on Flowers and Fighting Hummingbirds can zip off in every direction at once–because they weigh only as much as a dime and they beat their wings 80 times a SECOND! This movie is three years old–but timeless. I’ve done two more on hummers since this one: Hummingbirds Feeding on Flowers and Fighting and Hummingbirds Fighting at a Feeder.
September 4, 2017 by joalwo7 Mississippi Kite Harassed by Jays Blue Jays buzz around a Mississippi Kite, bedeviling him. Sooner or later the Kite will get a painful peck on the head unless he leaves.