Album Native Birds from RHH

Raven

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:20:39 +0000

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At Lower Cathedral Lake in Yosemite National Park, this Raven stayed close to us, hoping for a handout, especially when we were having our lunch. If we moved away from our backpack he was right there hoping to get into it. We didn't give him anything, since that is against the rules in the national parks but we took his photo.

Cactus Wren

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 13:02:30 +0000

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This largest of North American Wrens was photographed at Sitting Bull Falls in Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico. The inset shows the nest of a Cactus Wren in a Cholla Cactus.

Burrowing Owl

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:10:39 +0000

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The Burrowing Owl, also known as the Shoco, is a small, long-legged owl that lives in burrows it either excavates itself or borrows.

Snow Geese

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:09:04 +0000

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These Snow Geese were photographed in the Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge at the south end of the Salton Sea in California.

Burrowing Owls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 21:28:21 +0000

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We re still traveling. We left Anza-Borrego Desert State Park last week Thursday and drove to the wildlife refuges on the south end of the Salton Sea. After some really good and authentic Mexican food and a visit to one of the refuges, we camped for night at Obsidian Butte, which more than lived up to its name, the butte formed almost entirely of obsidian, which, for those who do not know, is volcanic glass. The shoreline, which we explored, was littered with huge boulders of obsidian (inset). The high point of the two days, however, was the wildlife refuge, where we saw many different birds including huge flocks of Snow Geese and Pelicans. The stars were the Burrowing Owls. We saw quite a number of these small owls which live in burrows and are usually seen standing guard at the entrance, while driving around the area. We drove on to Joshua Tree National Park and are there now, though we drove out of the park briefly to collect emails. Tomorrow morning we are headed on to Sedona, Arizona, for more hiking and sightseeing.

Verdin on Ocotillo

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:39:05 +0000

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The bird is a Verdin, a species of Tit, and a new siting for me when photographed. It was apparently feeding on the flowers of an Ocotillo when we interrupted its dinner.

Verdin on Ocotillo

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 13:37:19 +0000

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When we saw this Verdin (a species of Tit) on Ocotillo at the Anza-Borrego Visitors' Center, it was a new bird for my life list. It was apparently feeding on the pollen of the Ocotillo flowers.

Trumpeter Swans

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:12:25 +0000

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Trumpeter Swans photographed at the W. K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Battle Creek, Michigan, while on an outing with my father.

Trumpeter Swan

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 13:10:38 +0000

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Trumpeter Swan photographed at the W. K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary near Battle Creek, Michigan - we were there on an outing with my father.

California Condor

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:27:57 +0000

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We saw quite a few California Condors while in Grand Canyon National Park. This was the best photo I was able to get, taken near Pima Point on the South Rim, while hiking the rim trail.

Herring Gulls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:01:16 +0000

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Photographed in the tide pools along the Oregon coast on the third day of our trip down the coast.

Black Oystercatcher

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:39:35 +0000

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We ended a second day on the Oregon coast south of Newport, finding a place in Suislaw National Forest to camp for the night. For us on a road trip, camping means finding a place to park our van for the night and lay out our sleeping pads and bags in the back of the van, and that is what we did at the end of a remote forest road. The next morning was foggy again and we visited some of the beaches along the coast, exploring the tide pools and doing some walking. This Black Oystercatcher was photographed at Holly Beach just south of Newport.

Cormorants and Murres

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:39:22 +0000

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This seabird colony of Pelagic Cormorants and Common Murres (Guillemots) was photographed at Yaquina Head on the Oregon coast near Newport.

Turkey Vulture

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:39:17 +0000

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This Turkey Vulture was photographed at Yaquina Head along the Oregon coast. It was apparently looking for something to eat in the seabird colonies there, whether chicks that had died or were unprotected we could not tell.

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias}

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:00:06 +0000

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Great Blue Heron

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 05:03:58 +0000

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Photographed along the waterfront near Stanley Park in Vancouver.

Mallard

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:48:32 +0000

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Photographed in Stanley Park, Vancouver.

Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:06:41 +0000

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Most of our hike up Manastash Ridge
was to the music of the Western
Meadowlark. His sweet song can
be...

Cedar Waxwing

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:33:15 +0000

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Photographed last summer in the Japanese gardens at the Devonian Botanic Gardens of the University of Alberta in Devon, Alberta.

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Rufous-sided Towhee

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 06:02:48 +0000

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Photographed in Stanley Park in Vancouver. We were there last week and had the opportunity to get some bird pictures, some of which I'll be posting the next few days. The park is a wonderful place for many reason, but an excellent place for bird-watching as well. I know my bird photography needs some work, but I'm trying to learn. Here's more information, too, on the park and more pictures of birds: ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/01/stanley-par....