Sap on Tap, Tap, Tap
Featured Photo: A female Rufous Hummingbird approaches sap wells created by a Red-breasted Sapsucker in a willow tree trunk near a high meadow in the
Birding by Boat at Diamond Lake, October 29, 2022
Featured Photo: In the protected southwest corner of the lake, low light and the camera settings forced a high ISO and gave this image a
Diamond Lake Boat Birding, September 17, 2022
Featured Photo: Two basic-plumaged adult male Ruddy Ducks take flight from somewhat choppy afternoon waters on Diamond Lake. Diamond lake is a beautiful 3,000-acre lake
Variegated Meadowhawks Ovipositing February 13, 2022, at Ford’s Pond, Douglas County, Oregon
Featured Photo: A tandem pair of Variegated Meadowhawks (Sympetrum corruptum) flying and ovipositing in shallow waters at Ford’s Pond, February 13, 2022. In the Pacific
Sweet Birds Near The Honeycombs
Featured Photo: Adult Peregrine Falcon swoops near nesting cliffs at “The Honeycombs,” a multi-unit rock-climbing location a few miles east of Idleyld Park, Oregon. The
Roseburg-Sutherlin Christmas Bird Count–December 18, 2021
Featured Photo: A female Northern Harrier hunts over the new Bar Run Golf Course at Umpqua Sand & Gravel. Photo by Matt Hunter Both local
Roseburg-Sutherlin Christmas Bird Count–December 19, 2020
Featured Photo: Connie Page and Rick Kreofsky in some thick early morning fog up Aerie Lane. Photo by Tess Kreofsky. The spirits of Douglas County
A 120-ft Artificial Stream in Southwest Oregon: Life in the First Five Months
In the summer of 2020 I constructed a 120-ft long stream with a small terminal pond for general enjoyment but primarily for attracting wildlife of
A 120-ft Artificial Stream in Southwest Oregon: Design and Construction
From a dream it came, and I began to work…. Exactly how the thought began, I don’t recall. But once I imagined the possibility of