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Yesterday, in the wake of the snowstorm that hit the northeast, I noticed three “crows” perched close together on a tree in the front yard. On closer inspection, one of the crows turned out to be a hawk — by the size of the bird and shape of its tail (squarish), it looks to […]
In my last post, I mentioned having a bit more to say about Brown Pelicans. I love watching them and could probably spend many days sitting at a few choice spots along the coast where these birds stream by in autumn.
As you can see in the above photo, the Pelicans often fly in long […]
This is a continuation of the posts from my recent trip to California and Oregon. I’ll probably be jumping back and forth a bit between here and there for awhile yet.
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As some of you may remember, last year, while Don and I were tripping along the northern California coast, we encountered many […]
After a few days of hiking and camping in the redwoods, we moved a bit further north to spend some time along the California coast. Due to a somewhat ominous weather forecast, we decided to forego camping and seek refuge at a motel in Crescent City. We soon found that some of the […]
I’m having a busy week here and didn’t intend to write anything much today. However, I just had to post a link to this story about the long distance migration flight of a Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica baueri), that was tracked as flying 11.500km (7,150 miles) in about a week. The bird, identified […]