What We're Reading: Debbie

Armchair Birder: discovering the secret lives of familiar birds, by John Yow

I love watching the birds that show up at the feeder outside my kitchen window. Often I wonder why they do certain things, or what are they doing when they aren't at the feeder? Well, this author had the same curiosity, and he has written short essays of a few pages each on about 40 different birds that he sees. He lives in Georgia, so they aren't all the same ones we see here in Michigan. I skipped around, reading about the ones I knew visited my yard: the woodpecker, mourning doves, goldfinch, cardinal, blue jay, robin, chickadee, tufted titmouse, and my favorite, the Canada goose (although thankfully, not in my yard). You'll learn something, and it will make watching them more enjoyable.