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Ear-full of waxwings: Birds of the Week

Last spring, I saw this ear-full of waxwings in my yard. A group of Cedar Waxwings, Bombycilla cedrorum, is referred…

2 weeks ago

Yellow-headed Blackbird: Birds of the Week

This striking bird is a Yellow-headed Blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Its scientific name means "yellow head." I saw this male bird…

4 months ago

Two whoo whoos in a barn: Wordless Wednesday

Two whoo whoos in a barn at Summer Lake, Oregon Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes.…

4 months ago

Chinese birdcage: One-to-three Challenge

I noticed this Chinese birdcage right away while visiting the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Its intricate design really caught my…

7 months ago

Gulls, terns, and cormorants: Birds of the Week

At Summer Lake Wildlife Area, in southeastern Oregon, you can get some great views of gulls, terns, and cormorants. At…

8 months ago

In a blue landscape haiku: BOTW

in a blue landscapea swallow's iridescenceechoes summer sun Violet-green Swallow at Summer Lake, Oregon Birds of the Week (BOTW) Bend…

11 months ago

Creatures of the sky tanka: TTPC

creatures of the skypreen within shallow marshlandsin pale shades of whitegathered from Winter’s first snowcast over gossamer wings Tanka Tuesday…

1 year ago

Rippled memories haiku: BOTW

rippled memoriesdisappear beneath the wavesrise renewed in spring Barrow's Goldeneye, Bucephala islandica Birds of the Week (BOTW)

1 year ago

Pair of puffins: Birds of the Week

Here's a picture I took of a pair of puffins at the Oregon Coast Aquarium. This photo shows them in…

2 years ago

Who Times Two: A pair of burrowing owls

Burrowing Owl, Athene cunicularia Who times two is a portrait of two burrowing owls,  Athene cunicularia. Observed at the High…

10 years ago

A fluttering of wings: Townsend’s solitaire

A fluttering of wings draws my attention. Looking out of my window, I see a Townsend's solitaire beating its wings…

11 years ago

Stronger than the Wind: A poem of resilience

Cooper's Hawk at High Desert Museum Sometimes you will be happily flying along in life when - WHAM! A gust…

11 years ago

Birding Around Bend

A fluttering of wings draws my eyes. An unknown call turns my head. Finding birds and figuring out what they…

11 years ago

Teenage Birds: Big, but are they invincible?

Me with a teenage American Robin many years ago I have been seeing a lot of teenage birds lately. You…

11 years ago

Cedar waxwings – Smooth, elegant birds

I moved to the high desert a couple of years ago and thought I left some of my favorite friends…

11 years ago

Chatter

Black and white and full of chatter. No, it’s not a newspaper; it's a bird. Distinctive black and white plumage…

11 years ago