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Some sunny weather seems to have brought out some flying insect eaters- birds! Above is a Bushtit. These birds are very small and travel around in fast-moving flocks. They don’t stand still for very long, so I usually have a hard time getting photos of them. How can you tell if they are Bushtits? . . . → Read More and See Photos: Insect Eaters in the Skies 
Last weekend a flock of robins landed in my backyard. They were everywhere! According to the National Audubon Society’s The Sibley Guide to Bird Life & Behavior: Wintering American Robins occupy mainly the same habitat types as they do in the breeding season…if the ground is not frozen, they forage for worms…American Robins . . . → Read More and See Photos: Flock of Robins 
It’s been a while, but I finally saw another hummingbird out front. This one perched on top of my neighbor’s cherry tree. It is an Anna’s Hummingbird and they live in our area all year-long. In this photo, it looks completely colorless. Hummingbirds actually reflect very bright colors off of their feathers, but . . . → Read More and See Photos: Anna’s Hummingbird Colors 
My friend Joe made a great find while birding in southeastern Oregon. Below are his photos and his description. Great shots!
Red-necked Phalarope
Wilson's Phalarope
In Joe’s words: During a recent trip to Lake Abert in Southeast Oregon, I came across a very large flock of migrating phalaropes feeding on . . . → Read More and See Photos: Phalaropes Aplenty 
A Starling was sitting atop my neighbor’s tree. See all of the spots? As I’ve posted before, Starlings lose their spots by the end of winter. Above the Starling was this flock of geese flying in V-formation. And here we put both together. See the Starling in the tree? The geese fly . . . → Read More and See Photos: Flock in a V 
This post is written for my son’s class to remind them that cool things can be found outside even in fall and winter… Autumn is now here in full force. The days are getting shorter, it’s getting a little cooler outside, and the rain has returned here in Oregon. Many plants are fading or . . . → Read More and See Photos: Life Near Mrs. H’s Class 
Two weekends ago my boys and I backpacked and camped along Siouxan Creek near Mt. St. Helens in Washington. We met up with a large group of friends about 3 miles in. This area is incredible and, thankfully, not well known (don’t tell anyone!). The river itself is a typical beautiful mountain creek with . . . → Read More and See Photos: Siouxan Creek Mystery (solved!) 
We took a stroll with some family visitors last week. We ended up down at the Willamette River through the woods behind our house. This group of Mallards was swimming around. I can’t be sure, but the Mallard in the back in the photo above looks like a juvenile to me. The adult . . . → Read More and See Photos: Mallards Under Watchful Eye |
 
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