Birds of Kirkwood

09/02/2024

Kirkwood history, continued Part of the 'Smith family history' series Part of the 'Kirkwood history' series In the interest of not straying too far away from the Smith family, I'm going to mention a few more comments about Kirkwood history at this time, then refocus back on Robert Windsor Smith and his family. From the late 1860's and throughout the 1870's, Kirkwood remained a mostly rural country village, apparently desirable to many of Atlanta's political elite as we've seen mentioned in the…...

Kirkwood history, continued Part of the ‘Smith family history’ series Part of the ‘Kirkwood history’ series In the interest of not straying too far away from the Smith famil…

08/11/2024

Stay tuned... I supposed I'm a little late mentioning this, but I decided to take a bit of a break for a while. There are a few reasons / excuses for this, some worth mentioning, some not. But fear not, I've already got some upcoming posts written, and will continue to share more information about Robert Windsor Smith, Kirkwood history, and more in the future....

Stay tuned… I supposed I’m a little late mentioning this, but I decided to take a bit of a break for a while. There are a few reasons / excuses for this, some worth mentioning, some not…

03/23/2024

Well, I think Meta deliberately broke integration between sharing images on Instagram and a page (at least without a "Professional" account or some nonsense). So things have been quiet here, but there are some new images over here: https://www.instagram.com/birdsofkirkwood/

Also, we had a great turnout for my event at the DeKalb History Center. Recording of the talk is on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/H7VvfTxi_Zg

Will be back to blogging soon, stay tuned...

Lecture by Michael Ayling, author of Birds of Kirkwood Blog https://birdsofkirkwood.com/“Birds of Kirkwood, DeKalb County, Georgia” was published in the June...

02/03/2024

Yellow-rumped Warbler
02/02/2024

Business in the front, butter in the back.

01/28/2024

Anyone interested in learning more about the history of Robert Windsor Smith, his family, and his legacy is invited to come to my free presentation at

01/27/2024

Eastern Bluebird
01/26/2024

A nice pop of color on a fairly dreary day.

01/26/2024

Red-winged Blackbird
01/14/2024

01/21/2024

Orange-crowned Warbler
01/21/2024

01/20/2024

Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, White-throated Sparrow, Northern Mockingbird, Northern Flicker, Red-tailed Hawk, Song Sparrow, Hermit Thrush, Dark-eyed Junco, Kildeer
01/20/2024

A quiet, but cold, walk through Legacy Park this morning.