Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Sandhill Cranes rare pleasures in Carolinas
Sandhill Cranes are magnificent birds. Standing over 4 feet tall with a 7-foot wing span, they are one…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Hummingbird questions and answers
Over the last couple of years of writing this bird column, I have had many people write to…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Summer and Scarlet Tanagers
Those other “red birds” here Most of us are familiar with the “red-bird” – the local name for…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
English or house sparrows in Carolinas
In an earlier column we talked about our native sparrows here in Western North Carolina. Normally when you…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Indigo buntings in Western North Carolina
Here in the southern foothills of western North Carolina we have three species of “blue” birds to contend…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Heard and not seen: Yellow-billed Cuckoos or “Raincrows”
The Yellow-billed Cuckoo is one of those shy, hard to find species that is more often heard than…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
A spring day birding in Polk County
It was a chilly start to the day at Foothills Equestrian Nature Center (FENCE) as we started our…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Phantom of southern Appalachian mountain forests, saw-whet owls
Here in the southern Appalachians we have 5 species of owls that regularly occur and nest in our…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
A weekend visit to Huntington Beach, S.C.
It always seems to take ages to drive from the N.C. Mountains down to Murrell’s Inlet, S.C., but…
Birdbox - Simon Thompson
Rufous hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are not the usual birding fare during the winter months, but with more people leaving their feeders…
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