Sharon Wootton

Those pesky mosquitoes just refuse to be denied

I’m waiting for an explanation of the attraction of a mosquito ringtone. ... Oh, I see.

Pause and listen to mockingbird’s repertoire

It seems appropriate that the songwriter of the classic “Listen to the Mockingbird” (1885) used a pseudonym. For “Mockingbird,” Septimus Winner became Alice Hawthorne, one of his fake names.

Even equipment failure can’t ruin Hawaii

Imagine flying to Hawaii on a working vacation, the Swarovski binoculars packed in the overhead bag, the anticipation of seeing new-to-me birds at an all-time high.

Books run gamut from yurts to treehouses

PBS series goes behind photographer's lens

Dirty feeders can spell sickness for feathered friends

Give more than snack on a pole