I went on my first solo trip last year, and it was a birding trip to Tucson, Arizona. It was planned relatively short-notice, as I was on a bit of a crunch to catch the last of the summer season by the

Another bird to add to the birds-seen-from-my-apartment-window tag (probably not a real tag) is the ruby-crowned kinglet, Regulus calendula, seen about 30 minutes ago from my bedroom window. Perfect for

I moved to a new apartment a few blocks away from my old apartment last month. I thought I wouldn't be seeing as many birds as at my old apartment, but it turns out this location may be even better because

Four months ago I posted a part I about the pelagic birding trip and I promised a part II. The same week, I started an animal physiology class that ended up taking-up a majority of my time outside work.

Hello all, it's been about 4 months since I last posted, but not for lack of birds or outdoor adventures this summer. I almost made a post last month about my first Pileated Woodpecker, but the motivation

the return of Piranga ludoviciana - the western tanager The warming weather makes it difficult to sleep in, and this morning my boyfriend and I woke up a little after eight. I asked if we could go somewhere

Springtime can be such a fun time for backyard birders. There is so much commotion with the singing and mating rituals, nest-building, and of course the feeding of hungry nestlings. It is still early enough

It has been a really long time, I know! I can't even use my coming down with COVID-19 as an excuse because I was barely sick for two weeks...and that was already a month ago. I started to write this post

Went out today to test my new (used) camera with the new (used) lens I bought in January! Not disappointed! Hooded orioles (Icterus cucullatus) are back in town! And so are the very similar Bullock's orioles

On Thursday I visited a park in South San Jose for the first time in almost a year and did some birding. It is a great park that I need to visit more often! A lot of activity going on now as birds get

I do not even know how long ago my last update was. I am sure by this point everyone's life and routine is a little out of sorts in one way or another. Wrapping up the Sonora trip post has been nagging

A quick post to share a photo of my first Wilson's Snipe yesterday! This was on a creek trail less than 15 minutes from my apartment. Very exciting for me, and even more so when a few more came out :)

Putting off Part II of the Sonora trip to share about an outing from this past Saturday that was too fun to put in the queue. Last Saturday I met up with my friend Gabe to go on a hike and look for salamanders

I started writing this post last weekend, with the intention of finishing it Monday morning. When I came out to the living room to get my day started, I was shocked and heartbroken to find my bunny girl

It has been raining off and on today. There have been pockets of sunshine and blue sky, but mostly it has been very gray and pouring rain. But rainy days are good feeder days. The birds squabble for every

Stopping by to share recent results from an old baking recipe and a new baking recipe. I suppose the first one, the old one, is a cooking and baking recipe. It is the Green Bean Casserole recipe from

I will be working this evening from 3:00pm to 11:30pm and then returning to work at 7:00am, so this will be a rather short and quick post so I can take a 20-30 minute nap before I head in. Last Sunday

I spent almost two hours creating a very long post about this past week, which has been pretty difficult (hence my lack of activity on here and social media). About 2/3 of the way through the lengthy post,

Despite school ending well over a week ago, it has not really felt like I have had much time to just relax and do something purely for my own enjoyment. The night after turning in my very last assignment