The Beginning Of An Epic 13 Minute Red-tailed Hawk Battle Yesterday morning I was at the right place at the right time when all hell broke loose. Continue reading
Hermit Thrush Acting Weird And A Possible Explanation Plus a huge coincidence related to my daughter Shannon’s accident and resulting brain injury. Continue reading
Canvasbacks – Is It Love Or Is It War? When it comes to Canvasback agonistic behavior appearances can be deceiving. Continue reading
Scrub Jay – A Creative Technique For Getting At Hard To Reach Food Birds are smart and capable of learning. They find what works, especially when food is involved. Continue reading
Burrowing Owls Making A Food Delivery To Their Young’uns Six hungry mouths to feed and only one vole. Continue reading
Bushtit Nest Design And Construction Once I saw what a Bushtit nest looks like I was so intrigued I had to investigate. Continue reading
Red-tailed Hawk Carrying A Big Stick I doubt this red-tail was emulating Teddy Roosevelt’s ‘big stick’ ideology but if he had been his rivals would have been duly impressed. I certainly was. Continue reading
Red-breasted Nuthatch Foraging For Seeds On Douglas Fir Cones A handsome little bird, an interesting behavior and a setting I’ve always loved. Continue reading
Red-breasted Nuthatch In Upside Down Flight Yesterday morning I finally found another cooperative nuthatch. It’s been a while. Continue reading
Rufous Red-tailed Hawk – An Unconventional And Unpredictable Takeoff In birds behavioral tendencies can often be predicted with reasonable accuracy but individuals sometimes fake me right out of my shoes. Continue reading