The “Swift” History of Samobor

The “Swift” History of Samobor

Our last, and I think most special, day trip from Zagreb was to Samobor. The first thing that we saw when we got there was a building with a swift’s nest built into nearly every eve of the building. The scene was crazy, a seemingly 

Hawk-A-Palooza

Hawk-A-Palooza

Hawk Watch was super cool. I went to this awesome place two times. Hawk Watch is a program run by falconers and scientists to help preserve the Ramona Grasslands and benefit the education of the public about hawks. During our visits we saw five flight 

Awesome Alpine Action

Awesome Alpine Action

The beautiful mountains of Alpine are home to a very fun activity. Recently, we went to Sky Falconry (click here to learn more) and met Denise and Kirk, two falconers who know a ton about birds. During my visit I got to take their female Harris’s 

Rings The Seagull

Rings The Seagull

I was out for a bike ride on the Silver Strand in Coronado, and found a seagull by a dog park. When I noticed that it was flopping around, we called SeaWorld and three people and a truck came out to rescue him. They got 

A Publication About My Publication

A Publication About My Publication

Good news, I got published in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s magazine! I got published with a picture of a red-winged blackbird and a poem (I created them last school year). To see my poem and picture click here: BirdSleuth 2017 and then click on the green “Click 

The Swans of Lake Bled

The Swans of Lake Bled

I saw four swans on Lake Bled. One of the swans was an adult and the others were cygnets (baby swans). The swans were called mute swans, but they are far from mute. These swans paddle with one foot and rest the other on their 

Ljubljana – Part 2

Ljubljana – Part 2

There is a bird marsh not too far outside Ljubljana. When we arrived, there was a pheasant in the road! I don’t have any photos of it because it was running away from the car! It had a shiny green head and red cheek patches