Category Archives: birds

  Locally, there are maybe a half-dozen Great Blue Heron nests, but none was easy to find and all were inaccessibly distant. One of the nests had two fully grown chicks which spent their time exercising their wings and preening. … Continue reading →

  The advantage of photographing a flying bird is that one can often see more of the bird because the wings may be spread. A female Brewer’s Blackbird flies by. A Belted Kingfisher flies by. A Killdeer tried to lead … Continue reading →

  Of the many birds I saw yesterday, two stood out: loons and an osprey. This was the first time I’d seen loons in over a month since they went up to small mountain lakes to breed. And the issue … Continue reading →

  I’ve watched a female robin tend to three hatchlings. Likely both parents fed these chicks. By yesterday, two chicks had fledged and only one remained in the nest. This last one stood up in the nest, waited a few … Continue reading →

  I have watched Tree Swallows for a long time and this is the first time that I have seen them collecting the feathers of other birds. Certainly, in some places the Tree Swallow’s nests are lined with feathers, but … Continue reading →

  This is the second in a series of three postings on the Tree Swallow. It is concerned with parents feeding their chicks in the nest. The first posting was about flying, and the last posting will be about feathers. … Continue reading →

  This is the first of what likely will be three postings about Tree Swallows. The first is just pictures of them flying. The second will be of it feeding its chicks. The third will be a mystery I have … Continue reading →

  The Northern Flicker, our most common woodpecker, is frequent, but often it is seen at a distance. Today, it was near, so I snapped some shots. First, an old shot showing what the topside looks like. This is a … Continue reading →

  This is a quirky posting. Most postings are about non-human nature. This is not. I go for photographic walks with my daughter, Cynthia. We are often separated by anything from three metres to thirty metres as we observe nature. … Continue reading →