Meet 9 month old Zachary, the Lion. This little guy was all smiles on this rainy, blustery, Halloween day at the pumpkin patch.
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| Happy little boy with his rain soaked face! |
Thursday, November 5, 2015
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Birding in June and July
Summer is a busy time, and it's sure been flying by! Here are some of my favorite shots I took while I was out birding in June and July.
Along the way I saw some beautiful wild flowers and tiny insects,
as well as a cute little chipmunk.
Even though I wasn't birding when I took this last shot, it's one of my favorites this summer. I took this at 11:00 pm with the half moon as my only light, at Dee Wright Observatory near Sisters Oregon.
Happy Birding!
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| Warbling Vireo in her little nest. |
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| Juvenile Great Horned Owl |
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| Juvenile Great Horned Owl |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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| Juvenile American Robin |
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| Red-Tailed Hawk |
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| Sage Thrasher |
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| Wrentit |
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| Coopers Hawk |
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| A 2nd Coopers Hawk flew in |
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| Violet Green Swallow |
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| MacGillivray's Warbler |
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| Dark-eyed Junco |
Along the way I saw some beautiful wild flowers and tiny insects,
as well as a cute little chipmunk.
Even though I wasn't birding when I took this last shot, it's one of my favorites this summer. I took this at 11:00 pm with the half moon as my only light, at Dee Wright Observatory near Sisters Oregon.
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| Dee Wright Observatory - Lava Beds |
Happy Birding!
Thursday, July 2, 2015
Sweet Hannah
A few days ago, I grabbed my camera for a few shots of this sweet little girl. Hannah will only be two for another couple months, and it was a perfect evening to take her for a walk around the property.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Around My Yard: In May
May in Oregon has been beautiful! Here are a few of my favorite shots this month, as I wandered around the property.
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| Iris |
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| Anna's Hummingbird |
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| Female and Male House Finch enjoying a little rain |
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| Lavender |
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| Tree Pitch |
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| Black-headed Grosbeak - Male |
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| Brewers Blackbird |
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| Band-tailed Pigeon |
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| California Quail - Male |
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| Western Kingbird - This guy never would come around when the lighting was good! |
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| Female and Male Mallard Duck |
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| Spotted Towhee |
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| European Starling |
Saturday, May 30, 2015
Birding In May
I recently joined a birding group in my area. It has been an extremely fun and educational experience. As I watch and learn from the experts who have been birding for many, many years, I am amazed at how many birds they can identify by their call or song. It's like learning a second language!
In 2011, "The Big Year" the movie was released. It's a comedy (which was based on a true story) about three birders trying to see and identify the most birds in North America in a single year. Birders who plan to be a competitor in this informal competition in North America, must plan to see and identify over 700 birds. The competition begins on January 1 at 12:00 A.M. each year and ends on December 31st at 11:59 P.M. as defined in the American Birding Association Big Year rules. When I watched the movie a few years ago, I never dreamed that bird-watching would be in my future!
Here's are some of the birds I photographed this month.
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| Osprey |
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| Savanna Sparrow |
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| Turkey Vulture |
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| Wrentit |
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| Cedar Waxwing |
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| Great Blue Heron fishing at Fern Ridge Dam |
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| Lazuli Bunting |
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| Pelicans |
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| Violet-green Swallow |
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| Bewick's Wren |
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| Northern Flicker |
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| Song Sparrow |
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| Eagle heading to nest with more building material as the two eaglets watch |
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| Mallard Duck |
There's often other nice creatures along the way,
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| Western Pond Turtle |
and others you could do without.
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| Redspotted Garter Snake |
Happy Birding!
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