Howard Meyerson
After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
Tag Archives: Birds
Top 10 Birding Spots In The National Park System
Birdwatching continues to be highly popular in the United States, drawing millions of people to great places all over the country where they can check one or another species off their life-list. National parks also prove to be great places … Continue reading
High and Wild: Fly like an eagle
An amazing photo. What fun. Found at Philippe Van Nedervelde on Facebook.
Jus Stylin: A highly unsusual bird
This is one I just couldn’t resist. Who ever has seen anything like it other than in New York City. I love the leggings – and the hair-do. This is a big bird that eats snakes, lizards, tortoises, baby rabbits … Continue reading
Top 10 Birds for Your Garden
My backyard is sometimes home to an amazing number of birds which come for the sunflower seeds, nyger, and suet. There are chickadees, nuthatches, mourning doves and woodpeckers. I’d have to say the woodpeckers are my favorite. I am always … Continue reading
Coming Back: California condor population breaks 400
The California condor is making a comeback but it isn’t out of the woods yet, according to federal wildlife officials. A survey of condors found 405, a far cry from 23 in the early 1980’s. Condors remain on the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, California Condor, Endangered Species, Environment, Lead Poisoning, Nature, Pesticides, Wind Farms
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One Special Bird: The ruby-throated hummingbird
If I could pump my arms 55 times a second the way these birds flap their wings, I still wouldn’t be able to fly, let alone backwards. It’s amazing to think that they might fly 500 miles, non-stop over the … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Hummingbirds, Nature, Photos, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
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Michigan tick problem growing, tips to avoid bites, Lyme disease
By Howard Meyerson Hikers and campers need to be careful on trails these days, particularly on the west side of Michigan. Warmer spring temperatures not only brought out the wildflowers, they also brought out ticks. A good friend of mine … Continue reading
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Tagged Birds, Camping, Centers for Disease Control, Deer, DEET, Dogs, Hiking, Lyme Disease, Michigan Department of Community Health, Nature, Paddling, Permethrin, Ticks
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Blowin in the Wind: Muskegon wind farm investigated
Muskegon’s 110,000 acre Wastewater treatment facility, a popular site for birdwatchers and goose hunters, may become the home to a new wind farm in 2014. County officials signed a lease Thursday afternoon that gives Gamesa Energy USA, a subsidiary of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bats, Birds, Environment, Gamesa Energy USA, Muskegon, Muskegon Wasterwater, Wind Farm
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Natural Camouflage: An Eastern Screech Owl
It’s no wonder that so many owls are hard to see. I stumbled upon this one while looking through a photo album by The Organization for Bat Conservation on Facebook.
Birding Festivals: Kirtland’s warbler Bahamas connection a highlight at Tawas Point
By Howard Meyerson Dave Ewert isn’t the first to say that the recovery of Michigan’s Kirtland’s warblers has been phenomenal or that 2011 was a record year for the endangered bird. That’s when state and federal biologists, researchers and volunteers … Continue reading
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Tagged Bahamas, Birding Festivals, Birds, Birdwatching, Dave Ewert, Kirtland's warbler, Wildlife
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