Bird Fight

While walking along the river recently, I stopped to take a photo of a tree swallow. Along came a sparrow and chased it off the bird box. Maralee

Black Birds

Some of the more common black birds in the area are the Red-Winged Blackbird and the Brewer's Blackbird. I saw plenty of these on my walk with the East Cascades Audubon Society. Maralee

Swallows

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

Osprey

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 …

Bath Time

We have a water feature in our back yard that the little goldfinches are loving. It's fun to watch them cavort in the water. Maralee