Laura Erickson's For the Birds

KAXE listener Phil Shore told Laura about the pleasure that his mother Marie, staying in a nursing facility near St. Louis, gets from looking out at birds.

Bemidji listener Jack Shelton shared an interesting experience with a Great-tailed Grackle in Nicaragua.

Laura and Russ found one superb owl this Sunday, and also found themselves in the same scenario as a character in the movie Airplane!

The Great Gray Owl Laura talked about last week came to a tragic end.

Laura uses her computer’s screen saver folder to conjure photos at random that remind her of everything she loves.

Laura spent time yesterday, up close and personal, with a magnificent owl that found itself in urban Duluth.

Laura spent a bit of time with a Northern Shrike at the bog Sunday.

Laura was thrilled to see her twelfth owl species in St. Louis County this weekend. But then… the Barn Owl died.

Laura is sitting around counting minutes and watching chickadees.

Do we as individuals need to mitigate the damage we do?