Bird migration starts in Southern Wisconsin


Last night in V formation, hundreds of Canadian Geese flew over the Rock River in Janesville, honking and crying, while getting in shape for a long journey. Other birds are itching to go, too. (In this video I mentioned that the Weather Channel wanted to feature my recent purple martin video, but they ended up not using it.)

Aug 23, 2015

FOX 4 reporter confronts woman accused of stealing his identity (video starts automatically)

 KDFW-TV
I was the consumer reporter at this Dallas, Texas TV station 40 years ago. When KDFW-TV submitted one of my investigations along with others from reporters there, the station won an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award for excellence. .


Aug 16, 2015

Rock River's late season baby ducks


This week's video is about dabbling ducks. Some ducks dive under water to find food while others called dabblers rarely dive and find food closer to the water's surface. See Wikipedia for a full explanation.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duck

Dancing with fireflies...my weekly Janesville Gazette video


And the Fireflies were dancing, so I danced too!--Rudyard Kipling

What more could you ask for in a summer evening...a dazzling red sunset, a stunning yellow moon, and soft white dots in the dark from flickering fireflies... all in this week's video!

Mozart's bird found on Rock County farms


In his video this week,Glen Loyd filmed the favorite bird of Mozart. The musical genius was so fond of his pet starling because it could whistle his Piano Concerto in G Minor. When the beloved bird died after living with Mozart for 3 years, he arranged an elaborate funeral for it.