Birding

Bird Festival Highlights: Bird(s) of the week

Visitors from near and far converged in Burns, Oregon for the Harney County Migratory Bird Festival in mid-April. I signed…

3 years ago

High Desert Oases in Oregon: LAPC

High Desert oases offer peaceful retreats for wildlife and human visitors. Lake County Oases Summer Lake lies at the base…

3 years ago

Spring birds: Bird Weekly Photo Challenge

The challenge this week is to show photos of birds seen over the past two weeks. As spring progresses, more…

5 years ago

What birds do you C?: Bird Weekly Challenge

What birds do you C in this post? The Bird Weekly Photo Challenge this week is birds that start with…

5 years ago

Birds on my Christmas tree: LAPC & SS

Many of us won't be celebrating the holidays with close relatives, but we've grown closer to bird "families" in our…

5 years ago

Varied thrush drinking: BWPC & SS

I took some pictures of a varied thrush drinking yesterday. I'm posting them for the Bird Weekly Photo Challenge and…

6 years ago

Backyard birding adventures: BWPC & SS

We have a water feature in our yard so we have lots of backyard birding adventures. This summer I bought…

6 years ago

Avocets in the Spring & Fall: BWPC

The Bird Weekly Photo Challenge this week is birds whose names start with an 'a'. I'm sharing photos of American…

6 years ago

Beyond the facade: Malheur’s treasures

This old building may appear dull and pedestrian to some. If you look beyond the peeling paint and overgrown yard,…

9 years ago

Cooper’s Hawks – Common but cool

Apparently some hawks think our backyard water feature is their personal smorgasbord. I often see a swoosh of wings go…

9 years ago