Category Archives: birds

  This is the first of two postings on the Mountain Bluebird. It concerns the birds in flight. The second concerns what they are eating. If you enter the name, Mountain Bluebird in an image search, such as Google.com, and … Continue reading →

  The Killdeer is a shorebird with the longest (temporary) stay in these latitudes. It is common here from (perhaps) March to September. I saw my first ones on the second of April. Indeed, there were five of them, but … Continue reading →

  Bald Eagles can be bullies. Group effort: Of the seven pictures that accompany this posting, three were taken by Cynthia Fraser using a wider angle lens so as to capture the two eagles together (no. 3, 4, & 6). … Continue reading →

  When I was a child here, there were no turkeys to be found locally. Wild Turkeys were introduced in the states to the south of us to appease hunters. Some subsequently wandered across the border and have become a … Continue reading →

  I watched two Red-tailed Hawks soaring together for about 10 minutes. Undoubtedly a mating pair, the soaring Red-tailed Hawks were in the same thermal but were rarely close enough to be captured in the same picture. Yet, now and … Continue reading →

  In the past couple of days, I have watched flying birds. It is striking how those that travel in flocks follow different rules when it comes to synchronizing their wings. Small birds seem to ignore synchronization, big birds often … Continue reading →

  Six Trumpeter Swans first swam by and then took to the air. It isn’t unusual to see a few Trumpeters at this time of year, in the water and usually feeding in the shallows. It is more unusual to … Continue reading →

  Maybe I am not all that observant, but I rarely see a Ruffed Grouse in display. Although it presumably happens a few times a year, I have seen it only about once every four years. A display involves a … Continue reading →

  A week ago, I posted pictures of a winter visitor to the valley bottom: a Pygmy Owl. Given its preferences, this owl would prefer to go after irruptive birds. This week many irruptive birds, Bohemian Waxwings, arrived about a … Continue reading →