…that the Canadian Geese were finding ways to stay out of the water, while the humans were happy to be in the cooling waters of the river on this nearly 90 degree day
Category Archives: Birds
Love Birds
Header Images
The previous theme allowed me to apply a different header photo every time the page was loaded. This theme doesn’t provide that option. An option I loved, as it allowed me to use my own photographs by cropping them to the proper dimensions, highlighting the important part of an image sans the watermarking…
The gosling’s are still alive…
There are times when I spot a brood of goslings with their parents, over time they tend to disappear one by one. Be it by Hawks, other predatory animals, or they just get swept up in the rushing waters of the river. These seem to be doing well with highly attentive parents. If you lookContinue reading “The gosling’s are still alive…”
Mother Nature at work
It’s that time of year when birds are busy creating their nest’s. This one stopped on top of a bus before moving on
Ducks bathing and Geese Parenting
A Cormorant sunning on a rock
I’ve seen Cormorants on the river before, but never noticed they have beady green eyes…
Stellar Jay…
These little blue beauties are difficult to follow as they jump from one branch to another…
My morning walk in the park…
I had a wonderful morning walk through Idlewild Park this morning. Baby squirrels were frolicking about in the green grass. Canadian Geese were being their messy selves expecting to be fed by people. Joggers were out on the path, jogging. Turtles were swimming slowly about the pond with just their noses breaching the surface ofContinue reading “My morning walk in the park…”
Morning Sky
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The Night Herons have returned…
It’s been a while since both Night Herons have found their way to the downtown area, but this evening was my lucky day. They were on opposite sides of the river looking for that elusive meal…
My friend is back…
What I thought was a young Great Blue Heron, actually is an adult Black Crested Night Heron. Or Night Heron for short…
Ducks on the river
Black Crested Night Heron
A Black Crested Night Heron preening itself on the banks of the Truckee River.
Juvenile Heron in Flight
I have a lot of respect for nature photographers, as it was difficult to anticipate when this little guy would lift off and fly. After going through a number of out of focus images, these in flight shots were the best of the lot.
