Now that most of the leaves on the trees and shrubs in the yard have fallen, I can once again see vehicles on the road out front. And I can also see a lot of the wooded hillside across the road, ...

American robins are common songbirds that are easily recognizable by their orange breasts. Robins are skilled hunters that use their keen eyesight and hearing to locate earthworms on the ground.

John Brattey was chatting with Clara Dunne about the birds at her Renews feeder when a large hawk sailed overhead.