Birds ’round Here: Northern Flicker
There are two versions of the Northern Flicker. We have the Red-shafted near our house. In the east the flickers are yellow shafted.
Birds ’round Here: Red-tailed Hawk
The ever popular Red-tailed Hawk. They are a year round visitor to our neck of the woods.
Birds ’round Here: Western Bluebird
The Western Bluebird is always a welcome visitor. It means spring has arrived. The males are a beautiful bold blue, adding to the lovely colors of spring.
Birds ’round Here: Turkey Vulture
The first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day, so my bird pick for this month is the Turkey Vulture. They are often mistakenly referred to as the Turkey Buzzard. They are also often frowned upon because of their gross habit of eating roadkill. I, however, appreciate their clean up efforts. Also, they prefer …
Birds ’round Here: White-crowned Sparrow
The white-crowned sparrow is common around our house in the foothills of Oregon’s coast range. We have the Pacific subspecies with a yellow beak.
Birds ’round Here: Cedar Waxwing
Cedar waxwings are a beautiful bird and one of my favorites. They almost seem exotic in our woodlands. They visit us every year around June or July. They don’t stay long, though.
Birds ’round Here: Rufous Hummingbird
The hummingbird we see most often around our house is the Rufous Hummingbird. I can usually hear their wings buzzing by before I actually spot them.
Birds ’round Here: Evening Grosbeak
A flock of Evening Grosbeak’s showed up last week, which is why I chose them to highlight this month. The bold color of the males are pretty awesome.
Birds ’round Here: Violet-Green Swallow
Nature has a beautiful way of letting me know spring has arrived. The trilliums are the first to bloom and the Violet-green Swallows are the first migrating birds to arrive. They usually show up with about 30 of their friends and spend their days darting around catching insects.
Birds ’round Here: Gray Jay
The bird I picked for March is the Gray Jay. They have a bit of a nasty reputation for being food thieves, but I like them anyway. I’m not going to lie, the majority of the reason I like them is because they aren’t too frightened of me. I can get close-ish for photos. They …