Category Archives: birds

  Following my posting, an eagle juvenile flew by, I watched a Great Blue Heron do likewise. Mind you, the heron did not look my way, as the Bald Eagle had, but just went about its business of monitoring the … Continue reading →

  A juvenile Bald Eagle flew by.  

  Yesterday’s posting asked whether a loon rising out of the water and flapping its spread wings represented preening or aggression. A brochure, Learn to Read the Signs, from the Loon Preservation Committee says that the loon uses the wing … Continue reading →

  Now and then, I have watched a loon rise out of the water and flap its wings. Why is it doing this? The Web gives me conflicting explanations of this behaviour. Some sources explain that this is merely an … Continue reading →

  Of late, raptors have become more apparent. A week ago, a Great Horned Owlet was still in its downy plumage. I see a Red-tailed Hawk only a few times a year. This one was soaring overhead. The next day … Continue reading →

  Spotted Sandpipers are somewhat unusual for they have a sexual role reversal: Males are largely passive; Females are territorial, sexually aggressive, and promiscuous. Previous years, I have captured scenes of sexual aggression, and mating. I now seem to have … Continue reading →

  There is a dipper’s nest under a highway bridge. The nest has been featured here in other years: 2016, 2015. Over the winter, the nest was damaged, but the dippers still used it. Dipper parents frequently brought things to … Continue reading →

  Our local Great Horned Owl has received recent postings: Great Horned Owl, Then there were two. Now, the third owlet has appeared.  As the interval between laying one egg and the next is a few days for the Great … Continue reading →

  Yesterday, I posted pictures of Great Horned Owls and their owlet. Today, there are two owlets. Might tomorrow bring three? Two Great Horned Owlets look out from their nest.