Birds

Looking for feathered friends, in the backyard and at nearby destinations. Some of theses photos were taken to help identify the subjects, and are otherwise flawed images. I’m working at developing better techniques for conveying my amazement as I’ve spent more time birdwatching.

Locations:

(Click any image for a lightbox style slideshow of all the photos in this gallery.)

  • Egret, at Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Egret and Heron shadowing each other, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Chased away, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Egret, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Pintail Duck, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Mallard and Teal Ducks, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Mallards on a log, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Canada Geese in flight, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Egret in flight, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Egret looking post, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Two female mallards commuting over the creek, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Great Blue Heron, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Northern Flicker, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Cooper’s Hawk being harassed by a crow, Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Tundra Swan, near Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Swans, near Fernhill Wetlands, December 2021
  • Backyard Goldfinch, November 2021
  • Backyard House Finch, November 2021
  • Backyard Spotted Towhee, November 2021
  • Nuthatch, Tualatin Refuge, November 2021
  • Great Blue Heron, Tualatin Refuge, November 2021
  • Cormorants in the fog, at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, December 2021
  • Pintail ducks, Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve, December 2021
  • Great Blue Heron, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, December 2021
  • Perched Heron, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, December 2021
  • Wood ducks, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, December 2021
  • Coot, Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, December 2021
  • Backyard birds after a late December snow, 2021
  • Dark eyed junco
  • Junco at the seed plate
  • Song Sparrow takes a turn at the plate
  • Spotted Towhee, last to visit the seed plate
  • One of our resident Scrub Jays, letting us know that the peanuts are gone.
  • Scrub Jay, poised for flight
  • Stellar’s Jay along the Paulina Falls Trail.
  • Tree Swallow at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Tree Swallow at Ridgefield WIldlife Refuge
  • Killdeer at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Bald Eagle ID
  • Great Blue Heron at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Lunch for a Great Blue Heron at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Barn Swallow at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Black Capped Phoebe at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Barn Swallow at Ridgefield WIldlife Refuge
  • Hummingbird profile at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge
  • Maybe a juvenile Bald Eagle? It flew like an eagle…. At Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Northern Flicker at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Cedar Waxwing at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Cedar Waxwing at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Wood Duck pair at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Redwing Blackbird at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Redwing Blackbird at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Great Blue Heron at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Cinnamon Teal at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Canada Geese family at Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge.
  • Osprey nest on Sauvie Island
  • Sandhill Cranes from a distance on Sauvie Island
  • Eurasian Collared Dove, at Tualatin Wildlife Refuge.
  • Egret hunting at Tualatin Wildlife Refuge.
  • Barn Swallow at Tualatin Wildlife Refuge.
  • Female Downy Woodpecker at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
  • Fox Sparrow (?) at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
  • American Robin with breakfast at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.
  • Brown Creeper at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge.