Black-crowned Night-Heron Nests and Young near Roseburg, Oregon
Featured Photo: One of two nests used in 2022 to produce at least six young Black-crowned Night-Herons in central Douglas County, Oregon. On November 29,
Infinity in a Vulture Vortex
Featured Photo: Over 70 Turkey Vultures, frozen in as many different positions, in flight over the South Umpqua River, southwest Roseburg, Oregon, October 7, 2022.
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
Local Wildlife Forages on Fallen Acorn Woodpecker Granary
Melrose, OR. During late fall or early winter, 2019, this dead Douglas-fir broke off about 8 ft above the ground and splintered into several more
A Late Winter Visit to River Forks Park
(Above) A lone Osoberry (also called Indian Plum, Oemleria cerasiformis) provides hope for spring in the riparian understory along the North Umpqua River at River