After reading a great post by Heather Holm on the Native Plants and Wildlife Gardens website (that I used to contribute to), I decided to build a native bee ...
During our hike last weekend through the Camassia Natural Area near our house, my boys and I stopped to look at this nearby cell phone tower. Why? To see the ...
The Great Blue Heron rookery was full of activity this past weekend, though not all of the days were this sunny. It still feels odd to see these large birds ...
The boys and I were hiking down to the river this past weekend and got a good look at the Great Blue Heron rookery (place where many birds nest together). ...
The leaves are falling revealing things to see that were hidden before. Goat Island is in the Willamette River below our house. It is a well-known Great Blue Heron rookery ...
Our family saw a few of these swollen ants during our hike in Mary S. Young State Park. Look at the abdomen (the segment in the back). It looks like ...
August is not a good time for bird watching around here. Yes we still have hummingbirds, crows, etc., but the variety is limited. One bird that is always here in ...