Cattin’ Around
Early this week, while kayaking a local Missouri Conservation Area, I heard the unmistakable call of a Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis). Slowly coasting past the bank, I found the catbird as it sat in a tree branch overlooking the water’s edge. Here are a couple of my favorite images: I’m working on the night photography […]
Catbird on the Prairie
During my last visit to Prairie State Park in southwest Missouri, I found a couple of Gray Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) in some trees and shrubs along the Gayfeather Trail of Regal Prairie. When I first noticed them in the shrubs, they were busy collecting small twigs for a nest, carrying them out of the shrub […]
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Serenaded By a Cat …
… Bird! While kayaking yesterday morning, I happened across a Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) sitting atop one of the trees along the bank. As I slowly paddled closer, he was very cooperative and continued to serenade me. Here are a few images I captured of this beautiful bird: As can be seen in one […]