As I was scrolling through Twitter one day, I came across an image of a duckling riding on the back of a loon. It was the cover of a book! A book about how a pair of Common Loons adopted an orphaned Mallard Duckling, two species who normally don’t get along. I remember seeing this…
Book Review I offered to review a recently published book (March 2020) about birds. Not only because I write picture books with bird characters, but also because I love birds (except the sparrows who are draining the nectar from my hummingbird feeder). What really caught my attention was the title, Bird is the Word. Once…
Common Loon I’ll be honest. I didn’t know what a loon looked like until hubby and I visited Minnesota in the summer of 2009. Oh, sure, I’d seen On Golden Pond, but I grew up in Albuquerque. New Mexico wasn’t really known for its idyllic cabins and fresh water lakes. My brain couldn’t wrap around…
