Hummer time
It's time for hummingbirds to stoke up for their migration south. We cleaned and refilled our feeders last weekend and have been doing good... read more...
View ArticleHistorical Thompson Bros. Smoky Mountain photo collection now online at UT
A new Thompson Brothers gallery is available online from the University of Tennessee Library digital collection. Album: Views in The Great ... read more...
View ArticleFriday Bird Memorial
This ivory gull, an Arctic species, found its way to West Point Dam in southwestern Georgia last week. Hundreds of birders flocked to the d... read more...
View ArticleFBB, a day late and several states away
I got a chance to visit southwest Florida recently and took this photo of a family of common moorhens in a marsh in the Ten Thousand Island... read more...
View ArticleBald Eagles making comeback in Tennessee
TWRA documented 130 Bald Eagles nests in Tennessee during 2009. That's up from zero in 1961. They now face a new threat: loss of habitat. Re... read more...
View ArticleSmoky Mountain Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage
The Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage is "an annual five-day event in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park consisting of a variety of wildflo... read more...
View ArticleWhere are all the bees?
What's missing in this picture? I haven't seen many bees this spring. Usually our azaleas and rhododendrons and a big knockout rose plant o... read more...
View ArticleSunday Bear Blogging
Click image for more... Bears were on the prowl in Cades Cove yesterday. I went up for what was supposed to be a quick look around after Tr... read more...
View ArticleSeven Islands
Took a quick cruise out to the Seven Islands Wildlife Refuge. Got there a little late in the morning, and it didn't rain but it was hot. Cl... read more...
View ArticleSuburban bobcat evidence
You may recall a few weeks ago when the Mrs. claimed she saw a bobcat in her Mom's back yard over in Lakemoor Hills. She finally got the reu... read more...
View ArticleBonus Monday Bird Blogging
Click image for bigger... Seen at a secure and undisclosed location this weekend. It was way far away when I took this using our walkaround... read more...
View ArticleCades Cove misty morning
Click image for some photos from Cades Cove yesterday AM (butterflies on Joe-Pye weed and what we think is umbrella magnolia fruit). ... read more...
View Article10 Best Places to Take a Walk
Oops, thats a dozen. Huffington Post asked the National Geographic Society to name the ten best hiking destinations in the world. Guess who ... read more...
View ArticleFriday fall color blogging
Click image for more... We played hooky yesterday afternoon and went for a driveabout in the mountains. We went up over 441 to Newfound Gap... read more...
View ArticleCades Cove and vicinity today
Click image for more... Colors are still a little dull and muted at Cades Cove, but a little better at higher altitudes. Colors should be b... read more...
View ArticleBrian Arner conquers Cherohala on bicycle...
...and has some great photos. SEE ALSO: Egyptian Ride... ... read more...
View ArticleSandhill crane arrival
Click image for more... Sandhill cranes are starting to arrive at the Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge for a stopover on their way to Florida. We s... read more...
View ArticleSandhill Cranes
Click image for photos from a visit to the Hiwassee Refuge and vicinity. Did not see any whooping cranes. Someone said there were more cran... read more...
View ArticleSand bar art - Grand piano bar
A Miami teenager thought it would be funny to place an unused grand piano on a sand bar in Biscayne Bay. The piano was quickly rescued by a ... read more...
View ArticleExploring Nature in Cades Cove
Cades Cove Heritage Tours announces a new program, "Exploring Nature in Cades Cove." The 3 1/2 hour guided nature tours will depart from th... read more...
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