Western Kingbird, monarch of the aptly named tyrrant flycatcher family. Our largest Oregon flycatcher, they perch openly and appear fearless. They regularly drive off bigger birds. Today there was … more →
Towheeblogwrote 5 months ago: Western Kingbird, monarch of the aptly named tyrrant flycatcher family. Our largest Oregon flycatch … more →
wrote 6 months ago: This male Bullock’s Oriole was bringing a caterpillar to his nestlings on the Oak Island Unit … more →
wrote 6 months ago: The Bullock’s Oriole is fairly common according to Kenn Kaufman, but I haven’t seen many … more →
wrote 7 months ago: An OLLI class field trip to North Mountain Park. Cold, rain threatened. But the Orioles were busy. … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The grosbeaks are a springtime staple at our feeders. A year ago I was overwhelmed with their numbe … more →
wrote 7 months ago: I’m going to ramble all over the place…sort of how my brain has been working lately (bud … more →
wrote 7 months ago: The spring season is obvious in much of Ashland. Iris and dogwoods in full bloom. Lilacs scent the … more →
wrote 8 months ago: John and Barbie Breneiser sent me this picture. They call it “The Opportunist.” … more →
wrote 8 months ago: ~~By NM-GRL (aka InsightAnaltyical-GRL) I’m trying out something new…posting directly to … more →
wrote 8 months ago: The OLLI birding class took a field trip to Klamath Bird Observatory’s HQ at Willow Wind in As … more →
wrote 8 months ago: Reading around in The New Yorker this week, we discovered a recent article about the late novelist D … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This is the Bullock’s Oriole nest near the Ashland Dog Park. Note in the second and third pict … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here are three different shots of a the same adult male Bullock’s Oriole along Bear Creek in A … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here are the pair of Barn Swallows, perched on a dry stick just above the wet grass. The rain is fa … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Grace’s place is at about 2700 feet elevation just at the edge of the Squire Peak fire, July, … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Recently taking bird shots have been difficult; the primary reason is we’ve hit rainy season s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Yellow-breasted Chat. This great photo taken by Calvin Lou. There were Chat singing along Ashland C … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “Altogether it was a great bird day and I had a feast of tender bird music only to be heard at … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Laurel Feigenbaum and her husband were in town from the Bay Area and were up for some morning birdin … more →