Marvin, Chris and I traveled to Burns, OR, Friday, May 4th, to participate in a birding class hosted by the Malheur Field Station and taught by Duncan Evered. Arriving Friday evening we met after dinner to set strategy for the next day. The weather was chilly during the day, below …
Marvin wanted to see a large flock of snow geese in flight so we planned a field trip to the Malheur Field Station and as insurance planned to include the Summer Lake Wildlife Refuge on our itinerary. You can find a YouTube video of Snow Geese in flight so you …
In our area you can call every hawk you see a Red-tail and you will be right nearly all of the time. Their comfort zone is anywhere outside of shotgun range and if you are in a passing car they will ignore you until you slow under 30 mph. Occasionally …
Murphy’s Law of Optics states no matter how long the lens on your camera you will need a longer lens to get the picture you want. The law is exemplified in bird photography and in particular when I want to take a picture of a Kingfisher. This bird manages to …
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 …