Articles by Edwin Bowe
Black-and-white Warbler
Location: Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, near Bonita Springs, FL Black-and-white Warblers commonly creep up and down branches, much like a nuthatch. This image shows a … Read More “Black-and-white Warbler”
Great Blue Heron
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL There are at least three forms of great blue herons: the common blue form (shown here), … Read More “Great Blue Heron”
Osprey
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL Early one morning this male osprey was fishing over a containment pond in Ding Darling National … Read More “Osprey”
Carolina Chickadee
Location: Nicholasville, KY The easiest way to differentiate between a Carolina chickadee and a black-capped chickadee relates to range. There is very little overlap in … Read More “Carolina Chickadee”
Red-winged Blackbird
Location: Nicholasville, KY On our farm, the first harbinger of spring is the vocalization of the red-winged blackbirds. This bird, which is not vocalizing, perched … Read More “Red-winged Blackbird”
Indigo Bunting
Location: Nicholasville, KY While not common visitors to our feeders, indigo buntings do occasionally dine on our thistle seed.
Roseate Spoonbill
Location: St Augustine Alligator Farm, St Augustine, FL It looks like this roseate needed a nap.
Brown Pelican
Location; Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL By striking the water with its wings, the Brown Pelican was able to create a spray … Read More “Brown Pelican”
Western Kingbird
Location: Antelope Flats Road, Grand Teton National Park, WY As shown in this image, western kingbirds have a grey head, a lighter grey throat, and … Read More “Western Kingbird”
Spotted Sandpiper
Location: Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge, Sanibel Island, FL Nonbreeding spotted sandpipers do not have the spots on the breast that give the bird its … Read More “Spotted Sandpiper”