Kingfisher

Belted Kingfisher

While observing the great blue heron, I heard a kingfisher before I saw it perched on a metal pole across the river.  It is difficult to get a decent shot of a small bird when it is quite a distance away. They are very skittish birds and won't let anyone get too close. This is …

My Heron is Back

Great Blue Heron

I finally located the heron I stalk every winter. I've been checking all of its favorite spots and hadn't yet seen it this winter. But yesterday I spotted it hiding in the reeds along the river. It was pretty well camouflaged and it was a distance away across the river but I did find it. …

Sparrow

Another sparrow coming in for a landing

I took a few photos of some sparrows enjoying their meal in a tree by my office window. It was a very active tree with sparrows coming and going continuously. Maralee