July | 2025 | The Urban Nature Enthusiast
1 post published by The Urban Nature Enthusiast during July 2025| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
1 post published by The Urban Nature Enthusiast during July 2025| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Earl and Echo are no spring chickens, so when their first nest this spring failed and they seemed to disappear, I was worried. It took some searching, but I finally found them — and their late-seas…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Some good news, some sad news ... and a few thoughts on just how interesting and complicated crow characters really are.| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
I keep thinking that the Walker family saga has ended — but there are no end of surprises around each City Crow Stories corner!| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
“So, what are plumicorns?” This may seem the very last question you need answering in these tumultuous times. And yet, being curious and engaged with nature is more vital than ever, so …| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Sometimes I wonder if we’d be better off with crows in charge. While photographing my local corvids, I often make small talk. I ask them how they’re doing, if they’ve picked a nes…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
A short video of a raven duet I captured back in November has gone completely bonkers online. It’s been shared and sampled more times than I can keep track of. I film a lot of little crow and raven moments while I’m out and about doing my main thing — photographing crows and ravens. Every … Continue reading The Famous Raven Duet| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Here’s an early Valentine’s bouquet from my garden. The north-facing garden is mostly frozen. Birdbath and hummingbird feeders are deployed and all the plants start out the morning looking frozen a…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Of all the books I read in 2024, three of them in particular echoed through my own work and gave me inspiration for future projects. None of the three books were about crows or ravens. I do realize…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
I wish I could tell you there’s a legend about rooks and mistletoe. After all, there are many beliefs surrounding mistletoe, with their origins in Druid, Roman, and Norse legends. It wasnR…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
Well, predictably for this blog, Dennis is a crow. He’s a young crow who’s gone through many life changes since his wild early days as a rowdy mobber of local photographers. I first wrote about him two years ago in The Young and the Restless. He was hanging around with fellow feckless youth and had … Continue reading Who Is Dennis?| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
With no new snow on the mountains and none forecast, we decided to head for the hills anyway. I needed to see some ravens! Predictably, trail conditions were horrible. There’s enough packed a…| The Urban Nature Enthusiast
