Grosbeak action at the feeder. Yesterday a small flock of Evening Grosbeaks (Coccothraustes vespertinus) attended our feeder for about 15 minutes. I was lucky enough to capture a few photos while using my car as a blind. The birds don’t seem to mind the presence of the car with me …
If you have ever watched a chicken scratch for food you might remember that it will scratch with one foot while balancing on the other. The Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus scratches with both feet at the same time during a hopping motion. Perhaps you have noticed. How many birds …
Our kitchen window offers a view into a wooded area on the east side of the house. I often stand at the sink and watch birds forage for food. When summer lapses into fall and winter cold threatens starvation the birds begin to look elsewhere for food. Then I hang …
Saturday night we went to a Grange meeting at Fern Hill, a rural community five miles south of Rainier, Columbia County, Oregon. After the meeting it was snowing outside and driving home through the swirling flakes brought back some memories of when it used to snow a lot more. Some …
The Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge is less than an hour from where I live so it is possible for me to go there often. A four mile auto loop gives access to nature for anyone who is mobile. In fact all instructional signs ask you to stay in your automobile, to …