We saw plenty of turkey vultures on our trip to the Klamath Basin. They're beautiful in flight, but they aren't very good looking birds close up. Maralee
Turkey Vulture
Milky Way at Pine Mountain
After three attempts, our photography meet-up group finally got to go to Pine Mountain Observatory for Milky Way shots. The weather didn't cooperate the first two attempts and we weren't quite sure how it was going to turn out last night, but it turned out to be a perfect night for it. The only obstacle …
Pelicans
We found these pelicans . . . and one sandhill crane . . . sitting in a field. Maralee
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
The yellow-headed blackbird is generally found in western wetlands among the reeds . . . which is exactly where we found this bird. This was a first sighting for me even though the area map for the birds show that they can be found where I live. We saw these when I was out photographing …
Eagle
This eagle flew right over our head - so close I couldn't get it all into my frame with my telephoto lens. Maralee
Through My Lens 