Hearing the Chickadees calling in the trees above our heads we expected to look up and see either a black-capped or mountain chickadee as we had seen them earlier this day. However to our surprise we we greeted by this little Chestnut-Backed Chickadee looking down at us and hunting insects just above our heads. The […] …
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Nombre en español: Playero Pectoral Nombre en ingles: Pectoral Sandpiper Nombre científico: Calidris melanotos Familia: Scolopacidae Foto: Diego Rivera/Felipe Vargas Canto: Andrew Spencer El correlimos pectoral (Calidris melanotos) es una especie de ave limícola de la familia Scolopacidae. Es de tamaño mediano, más grande que la mayoría de las especies del género. Es claramente visible …
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is now accepting public comment pertaining to a Draft Proposal Solicitation Notice (PSN) for the California Waterfowl Habitat Program (CWHP). The passing of Proposition 68 in June of 2018 approved $10 million in funding for the program. Created by the California Waterfowl Habitat Preservation Act in 1987, […] …
Since moving to Oregon, something has been on my radar. That something was the breeding population of Tufted Puffins that nest at Haystack Rock in Cannon Beach. I’d read about them before moving here and thought I’d have to make a trip to the small beachside town south of Astoria to see them sometime. Haystack […] …
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After our big trip to Alaska, I got pretty far behind on my photos around here so yes, I am catching up. Here are a few pretty migratory birds I have seen on our hillside. via Spring Birds — My Everyday Photos
via Western Tanager — Wilder Alaska
By Judy Bernard, Master Gardener I hope you’ve enjoyed my first two blogs about attracting birds. In this one I’ll talk about your garden. To keep the birds coming year round, they need to be provided with an environment that accommodates their changing requirements. Native trees, shrubs and flowers that grow naturally in the forests […] …
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propelled by Mom’s encouragement first swim via Last One In — leaf and twig
Just back from this years East Coast Birding Tour. Some fantastic birds again, visiting sites along the east coast of Yorkshire and Northumberland. If you are a photographer and haven’t been on this tour yet … book a place on next year’s trip. You will not regret it. All food, accommodation, boat trip, guiding and […] …
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F/7.1, 1/200, ISO 400. Domestic Goose in Wild What did the tooth brush want to become when he grew older? A broom. Interesting Fact: The domestication, as Charles Darwin remarks (The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication i. 287), is of very ancient date, with archaeological evidence for domesticated geese in Egypt more than […] …
The Northern Herper 
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