The world as I see it
While dad stood watch, momma osprey decided it was time to redecorate the nest. With three new little ones, some changes needed to be made. Dad keeping watch Mom's first trip to gather twigs She took 2 trips from the nest to gather material. Second trip Dad decided he should probably help out and brought …
While on the walk with the East Cascades Audubon Society on Friday, we saw three different swallows. They are so fast that it is hard to tell the difference unless you have binoculars. The most common one was the tree swallow, although we also saw barn swallows and violet green swallows. Maralee
Yesterday I went on a bird walk with the East Cascades Audubon Society. It was a stunningly beautiful day for a walk and I got to see a lot of my familiar birds and one or two that I didn't know I had seen before. One of the highlights was to have an osprey pass …
I picked up a new bird feeder and some thistle seed to try to lure more goldfinches into my yard and within an hour of putting it up I had three lesser goldfinches at my feeder. Now I can get some better and closer photos of these beautiful birds. Maralee
This little house finch has been visiting the feeder in my back yard. There has been a lot of construction work in our area and we hadn't seen very many birds, so it was nice to have this one show up. Maralee
Through My Lens 