Happy August, my nature-loving friends! Ken Hall here, aka the Bird Nut. If the heat is breaking you down as it does me, we can look forward to only 146 days until Christmas! July was a tough one unless you grew up in the desert. Most of my nature walks happened during the first three
Happy July, my nature-loving friends. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. Halfway through 2026. Where the heck did May and June disappear to? An amazing spring if you are a nature lover such as I. Badly needed rain in May has turned a sepia-toned world into a sea of green and shut down the gloom-and-doom
Happy June, nature lovers. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. I guess I should not be so presumptive as to assume that everyone reading this is a nature lover, but I can hope. Coming off May—the best month, in my opinion, to view the wonders of nature—we slide into June, the month that carries forward
Happy May, my nature-loving friends. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. Five months into the new year—wasn’t it just Christmas? For a bird lover such as I, May is the closest you can get to bird-watching heaven. With many migrating birds having already returned in April, May is the frosting on the cake. Tanagers, warblers,
Happy April, my nature-loving friends, and welcome to spring. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. I often struggle to come up with a subject over the winter months, but for April the opposite is true. Nature wakes up, the celebration is on—it’s time to party. It is an incredible month to get outdoors. Birds are
Happy March, my nature-loving friends. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. Coming off February—one of my least favorite months—we zoom into March, one of my favorites of the year. In a typical year, we leave behind the frigid, snow-laden days and begin to feel hints of springtime. This winter has been as dry as I
Happy February my nature loving friends. Ken Hall here, aka Bird Nut. Being asked to help out my friends at the Neighborhood Gazette by sharing short articles about my passion for nature can be tough when it comes to finding subject matter for one of my least favorite months of the year. I usually continue
Happy January my nature loving friends. January and February are tough months for many, as it used to be for me. But since being handed a camera and a warm coat I have come to realize it’s a very magical time to be outdoors. We are lucky to live in Colorado where seasonal changes are
This month we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We celebrate the end of 2025. And we welcome a hopefully healthy and prosperous 2026. It is a time of bright lights, beautiful music, wonderful family time, crazy good food, and of course delectable sweet treats. And high on most peoples lists
Happy November nature lovers. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut here. Autumn is a time of fashion changes. If you’re an experienced birder the bright colors of summer are shoved to the back of the t-shirt drawer. Dingy weathered, flannel shirts and coffee-stained shredded jackets make their appearance. If you’re new to birding and have to
Happy October, my nature-loving friends. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here. Using the words of a famous Bob Dylan song for my heading—but not for the same purpose—I leave politics and protests to someone else. October is an amazing time of change in nature, much like March: in like a lion, out like a lamb.
Happy September, my nature-loving friends. Ken Hall here—aka, Bird Nut. September is one of my two favorite months of the year, the other being April. One is four months into the new year; the other is four months from its close. One announces the season of renewal, the other a season of rest. September 22nd
Happy July my nature loving friends. Ken Hall aka Bird Nut here… The title of this article is a question that will get a bit of a frown from this old guy. Some will say birding is just not for them. Well my response is, it should be. One of my greatest regrets is that
Happy June my nature loving friends. Ken Hall aka Bird Nerd here. As a bird nerd, June is the last of my favorite three months of the year. It is the culmination of watching the orchestration of life over the previous two months. As the trees began to bloom so did the drive of our
Happy May my nature loving friends. Ken Hall, aka the bird nerd here. This month I’m going to introduce you to a fairly common, rarely seen little bird; a Snipe. Technical name, Wilson’s Snipe. But since I have no idea who Wilson is, and knowing this little one has been around longer than Wilson, I
March, what a wonderful month. Glimpses of spring. Yet winter does not wish to let go. Many of our spring and summer birds will be returning. As well as many of our winter guests will be departing. I want to introduce you to a fascinating little water bird that stays with us year around, quite
Hello, and happy February nature lovers. Ken Hall aka Bird Nut here. I just finished a fascinating, well written book called Mozart’s Starling, writteBy Lyanda Lynn Haupt. It brought me back to a frequently seen bird, and considered the villain of the bird world. The European Starling. There is no middle ground with these birds.
Having grown up in Wheat Ridge in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, I have many wonderful memories embedded in my heart. If I could go back and do it again, I would. We were right in the middle of the baby boom generation, post WWII and the Korean War. There was a serious increase in
Welcome to December nature lovers. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, aka Nature Nut, here. On an almost weekly wander last week with my sister along the greenbelt, I was going through the many positives of a certain plant seen there. I’m speaking of Rabbit Brush. A commonly seen, native plant in Colorado. Wheat Ridge Parks
Happy November my nature loving friends. Ken Hall here. Formerly known as the Bird Nut. Changing my title to Nature Nut, just because I want to. First I want to thank some reader questions I received pertaining to my October article. I will always do my best to answer your emails or inquiries. And if
Happy Fall nature lovers. Ken Hall here , aka Bird Nut. I would like to share something that occurs each Spring and again in Fall, bird migration. Many folks will say, “what, bird migration?” That is because most birds make their travels between sunset and first light. Resting during the day. Visiting local feeders and
Hi all. Happy September. Ken Hall, aka Bird Nut, here again. After talking bees, spiders, and dragonflies, I’ve decided to return to my bird nut roots. Rather than talk of fleeting migratory, here today gone tomorrow birds, I’ve singled out a most common , frequently seen feathered friend. The Northern Flicker. Other than the fact
In the July issue I had mentioned I rarely go on a wander without discovering a new mystery to be solved, or researched. This held true again on a recent outing. This article has to do with those eight legged terrors known as spiders. We have all at one time walked directly into a spider
Being a self taught nature nut, I present myself with homework assignments frequently. My latest is what happens to me after a day of wandering about , staring up into trees. It’s as close as I can imagine the release some feel after deep meditation. Since I don’t do meditation, I will guess. Relaxed, a
