Category Archives: Rivers

A bluebird bailed me out!

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

20 December, 2020 A bluebird bailed me out!  I was thin on blog material this week (as will become evident when you whisk through this post) but I saw this lovely bluebird at the river yesterday. You may be an … Continue reading →

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Kindness multiplier – I saw it happen

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

13 December, 2020 Kindness multiplier – I saw it happen  It was like I’d put a random act of kindness on the table, and another person said “I’ll see your random act of kindness – and raise you a random … Continue reading →

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Recognizing individuals

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

6 December, 2020 Recognizing individuals “‘Every scientific study is improved if you can recognize individuals,’ she (Marie Auger-Méthé) said.” – Narwhals: Arctic Whales in a Melting World, Todd McLeish  I can’t tell these owls apart – yet. I’ll learn to.  … Continue reading →

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Birds – unfeathered and feathered, and more

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

29 November, 2020 Birds – unfeathered and feathered, and more  The subject of “birds” comes up during Thanksgiving week. I saw this “bird” (unfeathered) when my instructor Joel and I flew to Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED):   That’s a B-25J Mitchell … Continue reading →

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Red-shoulder over my shoulder – thank you Ray!

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

22 November, 2021 Red-shoulder over my shoulder – thank you Ray!  My friend Ray and I were hiking at Bryan Park one lovely morning this week. We sat down at a picnic table to catch our breath – and a … Continue reading →

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Furtive Great Blue Heron

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

15 November, 2020 Furtive Great Blue Heron Some birds around here are sneaky. You can hear yellow billed cuckoos or eastern towhees all day long and never lay eyes on one. Great blue herons – at least before today – … Continue reading →

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These birds LOVE Evelyn’s flowers!

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

8 November, 2020 These birds LOVE Evelyn’s flowers!  Or in this case, beautyberries:  I took that picture a little after 3:00 Monday afternoon. It’s a good thing I did – I haven’t gotten tons of other images this week! That … Continue reading →

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Mistaking eagles for vultures made me eat crow

Posted on November 1, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

1 November, 2020 Mistaking eagles for vultures made me eat crow  Monday (10/26/2020) I looked at a pair of Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) on a cell phone tower near Kroger. They’re common so I ignored them. Went shopping, came back … Continue reading →

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Indistinguishable from magic, and so much more

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

25 October, 2020 Indistinguishable from magic, and so much more “Any sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic.” That’s a paraphrase of a more precise quotation, but the idea is the same.  Evelyn looked at it and said “I wonder … Continue reading →

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Don’t get your hopes up!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Jay McLaughlin

18 October, 2020 Don’t get your hopes up!  OOPS! I GOT INTO A LITTLE STRUGGLE WITH MY BLOG PLATFORM YESTERDAY AND HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THIS MORNING TO POST. HOPEFULLY THAT WON’T HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS WAS A SHORT ONE ANYWAY. … Continue reading →

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