Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

After several weeks off to raise their young, hummingbirds are beginning to reappear at Ozarks feeders. In early summer, they converted their diets to one that’s protein-rich, consuming tiny insects and spiders. Now they’re ready for sweets again.

…[more]

Recently, a pair of the most “un-duck-like” ducks has been spotted in McAlester. Residents have spotted and photographed two black-bellied whistling ducks perched on what was left of an ice storm-damaged maple tree in their urban backyard. “I like all…[more]

Ruby throated hummingbirds are returning this month, the tiny speedsters who flutter and hover. This is a good time for people who enjoy watching their aerial skills to hang feeders outdoors to attract them.

Most hummingbirds visiting feeders…[more]

After the Feb. 1 blizzard, Matt and Deanna Owsley noticed an uncommon sight in two cedar trees near their home—a dozen or more short-eared owls gazing back at them.

A school bus rumbled past a few days later…[more]

Today is the start of the Great Backyard Bird Count, which runs through February 21 this year. But, lest we miss it entirely, the entire month of February is designated as National Bird-Feeding Month. Put out some seed and suet…[more]

Blackbirds made the headlines when a flock of thousands fell from the skies in Beebe New Year’s Eve. Now enthusiasts across the continent are counting the birds–not just blackbirds, but birds of more than 600 species–in the annual Great Backyard…[more]

Hunters and wildlife watchers are urged to help count and identify Arkansas’ wintering swan populations.

Karen Rowe, nongame migratory bird program leader with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, said “Numbers of both trumpeter and tundra swans wintering…[more]

If you haven’t come across Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology web site yet, it’s worth the investment of a visit. The site is devoted to all things birds and it’s packed with features.

The heart of the web…[more]

While many birds fly south before the weather turns cold, winter still provides many opportunities to enjoy bird-watching, even in your own backyard, said a University of Missouri Extension wildlife specialist.

“It is never too late to attract…[more]

A bald eagle from Minnesota, a special bird wearing a radio transmitter, is hanging out in a rugged and remote area of the Ozark Mountains in Arkansas.

The male bird was set free after rehabilitation for injuries. Trackers…[more]