American Goldfinch Mar 15 2009 Look at those beautiful colors peaking through! I just love seeing the goldfinches molt. Also today, I spotted a pair of Brown-headed Cowbirds at the feeder. Haven… more →
Birds and Gardenswrote 1 day ago: I haven’t been able to go on long birding walks for quite some time because of busy days, late … more →
wrote 3 days ago: Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) HDRPainted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)Southern Gray-cheeked … more →
wrote 4 days ago: With the return of the spring birds I’ve been taking more bird photographs during the past sev … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Who’s a pretty little birdy? Me! Isn’t he just the cutest thing? This little American G … more →
wrote 1 week ago: A male yellow-rumped warbler paying us a visit in May during his spring migration.Photo © Diana Papp … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Watching the Boise downtown Peregrine Falcon eyasses. By this time, there may be three that have hat … more →
wrote 1 week ago: On my walk in the park today, I netted two spring birds and a chipmunk that I couldn’t resist … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Old And New Tenants It’s only the second week of May but five bird families have already settl … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Somebody has written a book entitled WHAT ROBINS KNOW. Tonight I can tell you, they know a lot. And … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Copyright Jeffrey Foltice I spotted this American Goldfinch perched on a flowering tree branch in Ze … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: May started off with a bang. I started snowing on the evening of May 1st, continued all day on May 2 … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Nice and warm today – 76 degrees here at the house. Even Buddy, pictured here, is a little gro … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: Falls of the Ohio State Park…early May. Many of the willows along the river whose fibrous roo … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: A little more then a week ago we had another snowstorm. There were lots of birds at the feeder. I go … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: The residents of Portland have a nice wildlife regude at their backdoor–Tualatin River NWR. I … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: A male American goldfinch glows in sunshine or shadow (Photo: Dale Kaskey, Creative Commons license) … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: Everything seems to be springing back to life this week… but you can never be too sure in New … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: The recent spring snowfalls were a good incentive for the local birds to visit the bird feeder. I w … more →
wrote 3 weeks ago: I will admit that I am unsure of this bird. It could be the American Goldfinch, maybe a juvenile. It … more →