Wildlife

This tom turkey feeds on grass seeds.
Finally, a baby picture!
Trying to assume a cool position in the tower.
Handsome fella.
The osprey probably won’t be too happy with the new residents.
Our local otter enjoying a yummy frog breakfast!
The Mourning Cloak Butterfly
The Look!
This is much better than roasting in that steel tower.
Mary and I watched this Douglas Squirrel chowing down on maple seed.
Fussing around in the nest.
What a mess!
The deer herd feeding in the hay field.
A killdeer scouting for a gravelly nesting site.
A large stick nest like this one may have been built by a raptor.
Try not to run over any jaywalkin’ gobblers, bad karma!
The morning rendezvous.
A chipmunk kept a sharp eye on me from the safety of a tall snag.
Crane with friends.
The young osprey waits.
Sandhill Crane of Ash Creek Wildlife Area.
Mourning Dove
I fed them last time!
Still has some velvet.
Trying to drive his opponent away, he begins his assault.
This Northern Goshawk fledgling was ready to take me on.
Wild Turkeys, Yum!
The three amigos.
Most of the aerial contest was a game of chase.
Why a blue bird on a fence? I say “why not!”
This brave little fox graciously pose for me.
Finally, one bird prevailed.
Last Friday he was still patiently waiting for his mate.
Now he become a great model.
Elk relax near Lake Pillsbury.
School of trout.
He finally allows us to go past.
The Pipevine Swallowtail
One needs some time for personal grooming.
A squirrel peeks through the underbrush.
Away they go.
Bald Eagle number two.
As he swam around the pond the lighting was constantly changing. He turn out to be a very curious and co-operative subject.
I first saw him last week, out back behind the mill.
Enjoying the sunny morning, the deer placidly graze.
Doing some touch up to the nest.
The osprey have raised many generations.
Up periscope.
The osprey near the nest took off.
Even I have to admit, he is a handsome fellow.
What’s for lunch? Fish of course.
I catch a rufous hummingbird feeding on the indian paintbrush.
This is his favorite spot. Every day he spends some time on the powerline watching the field in front of our office.
The shock of it!
Say what?
In case you were worried you weren’t going to get your osprey fix today, here is one for you.
Late this morning she arrived. She came one week after he arrived.
Itchy!
Western Bluebird
Finally, both birds take to the air.
Sandhill Cranes
Doe having a little breakfast.
The Great Blue Heron, also known as “The Fly Up The Creek”.
This handsome otter was swimming around our log pond at the mill in search of an afternoon snack.
The two combatants are sizing each other up.
The osprey neighbors down the road
Up close and personal.
At first he would get annoyed when I stopped to take his picture.
Bookends!
Taking his place at his castle.
His Excellecy on parade.
The nest tower is still home.
Off for more sticks.
A male Common Goldeneye visits our pond.
This Osprey was behind the sawmill last week. I might be our boy from the nest tower.
A pair of cormorants in the surf.
The Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle resting in a pine tree along the Trinity River.
This young redtail hawk is feeding on a bird it caught.
Striking a pose.
I think Big Bird must have been a crane.
The young osprey in training.
The is nothing more relaxing then a cozy nest.
The cororants relaxing.
A red tail hawk perches on a log deck while on a morning hunt.
Hunting grubs on the burned logs.
The big buck spots the sneaky coyotes.
Wait patiently for breakfast.
He begins to wear his opponent down.
I think this parent is taking caring of a little bundle of joy, I think.
A pair of mallard soon to be nesting.
A pair or Ring Neck duck have take up residence.
A beautiful pair of Canada geese.
The Northern Pacific Rattlesnake as photographed that day.
A juvenile Bald Eagle
Dusky grouse sneaking through the underbrush.
On top of the tower with only an empty nest.
My model!
Wildlife at the drive up window. The praying mantis city dweller.
Which way do we go?
A second spike buck was feeding alongside the first.
Back for a new year at the nest. He scans the horizon for his mate.
The first osprey has returned to the nest.
Waiting……
I’m not sure they are speaking to each other.
Apparently, she said she was leaving.
White Margined Butterfly I think.
Home sweet utility pole.
He diligently stands guard.
Oh my!
Douglas Squirrel
So do the black-tail deer.
Away they go.
She brings in a fish to teasing her youngsters into following her.
Canadian Geese.
One parent waits patiently while the other is in the nest.
The osprey returns to the next with a stick.
When it’s time to eat, they tell their parents in no uncertain terms.
One of the remaining osprey keeps watch from a nearby oak tree.
Mandrill at the San Francisco Zoo.
This little buck enjoys the cover of an HRA.
His prey is more visable in this picture. It was a bird of some type.
The other young osprey awkwardly comes in for a landing.
Gray Squirrel
The osprey nest was finally empty.
On the menu today, fish!
Throw in some dramatic maneuvers.
This is how it’s done kids.
A great blue heron gets in a bit of morning fishing.
Osprey wheeling around
Who is the brightest of them all?
Ruffled feathers
Our constant guest the American Coot.
That fish is looking nasty!
He continued pressing his rival.
This Oregon Junco summers in a high elevation lodgepole pine forest.
This one look a little cranky.
Otter on golden pond.
Just a bit of work and this nest is good to go.
South end of a North bound turkey.
The building material arrive.
This was the nest in 2011
Goldeneye couple on the river.
“What did the grouse say.”
Western Bluebird Female
The ubiqutous Douglas squirrel is comfortable living at these high elevations.
Osprey parenting.
A mysterious visit sneeks by at sunrise.
He spots his target.

16 thoughts on “Wildlife”

  4. Great pictures, all of them – but especially the birds, I admit.

    I’m impressed how you get them all down the page like that. Not sure how you do that.

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    • Thanks Noeleen, I’m glad you like them.

      As for getting them to tile like that, you have to go to the dashboard. Then go to the left sidebar and click on page. Then when it displays the page I hit edit on the page I want and it brings up the editable page. Then click on the image rectangle and it will bring up a little edit square next to a delete square. Click on the edit square and it will bring up the gallery. On the right sidebar is Gallery Settings. Click the drop down for Type and then pick Tiled Mosaic. Easy….right? It isn’t bad after you use it a few times.

      I’m sorry, my own instructions are giving me a headache!

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  6. Very nice photography. Since I live by a lake, I am familiar with many of the birds. While standing on the balcony, I got to watch a hawk take it’s first flight which came within a foot of where I was standing. I could look it in the eye! It was fascinating.

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