This is another bird from our trip to southern California. I'm not sure if it's a northern mockingbird or a sage thrasher. My Merlin bird app wasn't sure. The back looks more like a sage thrasher but the belly looks more like the northern mockingbird. Maralee
Scenes from the River
This past weekend I went for a walk along a part of the river I hadn't been to in a while to see what activity was going on. There were a lot of ducks and geese and a few people still recreating on the water. I know this beautiful weather won't last so I'm going …
Autumn Beauty
Some trees have already lost all of their leaves and some are just coming into their full beauty. This maple is at its peak but it won't be long before it, too, loses all of its leaves. So I will enjoy it while I can. Maralee
Western Grebe
While on my search for pelicans, two beautiful western grebes swam by. What beautiful birds they are with their striking red eyes and long yellow bill. The pelican hunt was worth it just to see this bird. Maralee
Snowy Egret
Another bird I don't see here in Oregon is the snowy egret. I saw a number of them while we were driving around the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve and Ecological Reserve. Again, these birds where quite a distance away and it was difficult to take decent photographs of them. These are very highly cropped. …
Through My Lens 