Just to let my regular readers know, Marlene and I have retired! We have moved to Washington State to be closer to Marlene's family. ...

I was looking at this photo of Spotted Towhee I took recently and was reminded of a similar photo I took 45 years ago when I was 14 years ol...

When my kids were growing up, one of their favorite TV shows was reruns of Little House On The Prairie (1974-1983) starring Michael Landon a...

Eastern Phoebe. Tijuana River Valley, San Diego, California. January 18, 2015. Greg Gillson. There are over 400 species of New World Tyr...

Abert's Towhee. Salton Sea NWR, Calipatria, California. December 26, 2014. Greg Gillson. It had been 30 years and 2 months since I l...

Black-necked Stilt. Imperial Beach, California. July 4, 2014. Greg Gillson. It was spring break of my senior year in high school. There ...

Buck Gillson. Quartzsite, Arizona. About 1982. Photo by Marlene Gillson. No one knew my grandfather as Russel. He was called Buck from c...

Thomas and Lorena (Kraft) Gillson and family about 1924. Back row (left to right): Russell, Pearl, Walter, Helen, Esther, Edwin. I...