Wildlife

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

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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