Butler's Birds

It was chilly today, for maybe the first time this fall. Rainclouds had come in over night, and they kept the temperature around 42 degrees ...

I have a really hard time telling the Neotropic and Double-Crested Cormorants apart. In Texas it was easier, but here in Arizona, it's p...

Hey there family and friends. Be sure to check out the Butlers Birds and Things post on the Birding Is Fun!  website, and stay tuned here ...

I made a post earlier this fall that examined different bird feet. The problem was, I hadn't become fascinated by them until I was able ...

This solitary American Wigeon was among the gang of dabbling ducks at Papago Park this Saturday. This is the first Wigeon I've seen...

The smallest, most colorful, most vivacious, and most common of American falcons, the Kestrel is many superlative things. I see them pretty ...

The Moorhen is the most widely distributed Rail in North America, but this is the first I've ever seen of them in the wild. They resembl...

Being Green is difficult. These days, the average American is assailed on all sides by his government, his neighbors, his children’s sch...

I'll be working on a sort of self-exploratory essay these next couple days about birding, be it a hobby or a lifestyle, and its socio-po...