Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge: A Birdwatcher’s Paradise in North Alabama
North Alabama is fortunate to be home to the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. It is a premier birding site in the region, largely due to the huge numbers of waterfowl that call the refuge their winter home.
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The first time I took my wife to visit my family home in southwest Alabama, she said it felt like travelling back in time just driving down the road. Spring had brought the deep greens of the fields, the thick leaves of deciduous oaks and the evergreen …
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Best known to most outsiders for the civil rights struggle, Birmingham is also known for a huge iron statue of the Roman god Vulcan, first class medical research, and, increasingly, great food. Missing any of these would be missing the heart of this so …
learn moreThe Resurgence of Sandhill Cranes in Alabama
Tom Ress, Alabama Birding Trails Ambassador Sandhill cranes are a conspicuous winter bird in parts of Alabama. However, that has not always been the case. The reason? Historically, Sandhill cranes in the eastern population migrated well east of Alabama …
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