As luck would have it, the previous night’s torrential rain faded out by morning and the birds were ready to give us a show. For the sunrise of our February walk through Kendall Indian Hammocks Park, the day broke with crisp cool temperatures in the 50’s °F with a moderate breeze. Thirty-two birders showed up eager to immerse themselves into Miami’s nature — WOW, a new record high attendance for Phoebes’ guided bird walks! Things really seem to be rocking for our group!
Read MoreThe Phoebes gathered for a very special Bird Walk & Tea on a glorious winter morning January 5th, 2020. The enchanting event was hatched and hosted by Phoebes enthusiast Gloria Turkel, who invited our group to explore the native hardwood hammock at her yard and neighboring gardens of the late Ron and Elane Nuehring, followed by a tea party at Gloria and her husband Bruce’s lovely old Florida home in South Miami.
Read MoreCool weather is hard to find in South Florida, but when it does happen, you can bet birders will be out in droves. This was no exception when on November 16th, 12 Phoebes and two Blue Jays (male birders and Phoebes supporters) congregated at the Royal Palm Visitors Center in Everglades National Park for the tail end of migration season.
Read More"Bird-a-Palooza”. The phrase to describe the Phoebes’ October bird walk according to one of our attendees. So. Many. Birds! Twenty-nine pairs of eyes peering through binoculars and heads rapidly bouncing from tree to tree could not keep track of the sheer numbers of individual birds we were seeing.
Read MoreWhat better way is there to celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend than to enjoy Mother Nature’s gifts? That’s exactly what a group of about 30 nature lovers did on our delightful bird walk at the Gardens at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne on May 11, the day before Mother’s Day.
Read MoreBlue skies and a brilliant sun greeted Phoebes old and new at Crandon Park where we started our April walk in search a Western Spindalis.
Read MoreRain doesn’t dampen our spirits, especially when there’s herons, storks and spoonbills to be seen. Thanks to all the Phoebes who joined us in Wakodahatchee Wetlands!
Read MoreIt is from laughter that the Phoebes, a Miami-based all-woman’s birding group, hatched. It was at the end of a well-attended bird walk where six of us found ourselves flocked. I don’t think any of us had ever laughed so hard while birding before and we wanted that spirit to live on. The idea for the Phoebes emerged amid hugs between a group of women who’d mostly just met that morning but whose connections clearly ran deeper.
Read MoreThanks to everyone who flocked to A.D. “Doug” Barnes park this past Saturday and helped the Phoebes’ second bird walk of 2018 be such a great success! Our largest walk to-date brought out twenty Phoebes including both old and new faces and even a special visitor!
Read MoreA splendid winter morning greeted the Phoebes Birding group for our first bird walk of 2019. In the company of our all-female assemblage, ranging from new to more experienced birders, we 12 women gathered at Kendall Indian Hammocks Park to bond over birds and all things nature.
Read MoreFor some, birding is an escape. For others, it’s an extension of a world where we can’t let our guard down.
Read MoreBeing a birder has made me a better mother. A good birder needs patience and a willingness to tune in to the world around them; to feel the subtle changes in the weather that signal migration; to pay attention to the bird songs and daily and seasonal patterns of our feathered friends like the Painted Bunting.
Read MoreIt all started in 2009 when I began taking photos for my recently released Birds of Fairchild book. I was relatively new to both wildlife photography and birds, but had spent a lifetime stalking nature.
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