Author Archives: Dottie Moon

Throughout the month of March, Lucy and I will have art hanging in the Zootown Arts Community Center’s Youth Gallery. Although we had three months to work on art, a lot of the art was completed in late January and all of February! We are doing this to show how fun art can be andContinue reading “ZACC Art Show Coming Up!”

On December 16, 2023, I headed outside to find that three Northern Flickers (Colaptes auratus) were competing, well the males were competing, and the female was watching with mild interest. A male flew down and began to hammer at a suet feeder. Upon noticing the male, I looked through my lens and almost exploded withContinue reading “A Unique Experience”

Part one: The Bonaparte’s Gull     A few weeks ago, my family and I were driving back from  Moose Lake and bird names were the topic of our conversation. A Clark’s Nutcracker flew over the truck and we started talking about who Lewis and Clark were, their impact in American history, and the birds andContinue reading “What’s in a Name?”

Since the end of June, I have drawn an astounding amount of birds. One skill you may notice is how I mixed different colored pencils to imitate iridescence, shade, and wet feathers. Another technique I tested is outlining my drawings in micron pens. So far these techniques have been working quite well for me. TheContinue reading “Finding Inspiration in Photos”

On May 3rd 2023 at Bancroft Pond when Dottie, Papa and I started walking. The geese were eating dandelions! What if I fed the geese dandelions? I thought. Then Papa and I went to the left. When we were about to finish the whole circle, I looked through the trees and there were baby geese!Continue reading “Lucy’s Story About Goslings”

‘Clowns of the Ocean’ and ‘Sea Parrot’ are a few of the nicknames that the seafaring birds are called. Placed in the family Alcidae along with murres, murrlets, and guillemots, puffins are awesome. Their elusiveness, uniqueness, and importance to the environment make puffins different from other birds. The puffins are also really adorable. There areContinue reading “A Search For Puffins: Our Road Trip To Oregon”

In February and March we searched for the Barred Owl at Maclay’s Flat. We looked for it for 12 days with equally unsuccessful results. Lucy, Papa, and I chatted with three photographers and were talking to the fourth when she started asking me questions about my camera and I answered them as best as IContinue reading “Birding with Generosity”

I am Lucy Jones Herring. I am 6 years old and homeschooled. I like to go outside. This is my first time doing a blog post! My favorite colors are red and blue. I draw birds, flowers, and dragons, but I really like to draw bugs. I also draw from how to draw books.  ThisContinue reading “All About Lucy”

In almost every book or video you find about owling, they are going to say don’t publicly share an owl’s location. When someone is searching for an owl and they receive this response from another person, it can be quite disappointing. I have three pieces of birding etiquette to share; but remember, this is justContinue reading “Birding Etiquette”

The Motivation. I believe that whenever I publish a blog I will see an owl, so after we came back from Pennsylvania I posted about the Common Grackle. The next day I was all Yay! We’re gonna see an owl! We drove to Tower Street, I hopped out and started walking the trail. Where areContinue reading “The Owl At Seventh Street”