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
Hummingbird In Flight In A Field Of Pink I believe it’s a female Black-chinned Hummingbird but I can’t be sure of the species. Continue reading