Tag Archives: bird watching

Wednesday is the First Day of the Week

Posted on January 1, 2014 by joanienaz

Wouldn’t it be great if Wednesday was the first day of the week? All of our anxiety over how to get through yet another five-day work week (for those of us who follow a traditional schedule) would dissolve. Sure everything … Continue reading →

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The Bufflehead Are Back!

Posted on November 14, 2013 by joanienaz

Yesterday we spotted Bufflehead ducks at a local pond, swimming with the Canada geese. They’re back! We haven’t seen them since late February. So today, I took my camera and here are the results. A  bit fuzzy, but the light was low … Continue reading →

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Skipping Gull

Posted on July 21, 2013 by joanienaz

A trip to the Northern California coast this weekend to escape from the inland heat included plentiful wildlife enjoying a cool, gray day. I found this gull skipping along the edge of the surf at Mad River Beach near Arcata … Continue reading →

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A Royal Mob

Posted on June 21, 2013 by joanienaz

It only takes two to create a royal mob, at least when the mob consists of a pair of Western Kingbirds. This was the sight I enjoyed while strolling in a local park near our cabin in the Sierra foothills … Continue reading →

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Kings Among Us

Posted on May 25, 2013 by joanienaz

It has been many years since I have participated in an official birding excursion. Although my undergraduate degree is in Forestry with an emphasis in wildlife management, I entered the teaching profession and birding is now a hobby. I have … Continue reading →

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Bigfoot

Posted on April 30, 2013 by joanienaz

During a stroll around the pond on our usual Nevada County, California walk yesterday, we came across a string of goslings across the path. There were four adults hanging around, including a goose of a different type than the Canada … Continue reading →

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Woodpecker Heaven

Posted on April 22, 2013 by joanienaz

The foothill country of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California is woodpecker Heaven. The oaks and conifers are the big attraction here. We have been inundated by Acorn woodpeckers since our arrival last fall. They spent weeks pounding on the … Continue reading →

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The Not-so-plain Oak Titmouse

Posted on March 20, 2013 by joanienaz

In honor of the first day of spring, I sketched an Oak Titmouse, formerly know as the Plain Titmouse, from a photo I took last week here in the Sierra Nevada foothills, when the weather was warm and clear. Today it is … Continue reading →

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What’s So Great About Egrets

Posted on March 11, 2013 by joanienaz

The Great Egret is one of my all-time favorite birds. It is both primitive and elegant. Like a giant raptor of ancient times, it rises over its aquatic habitat with majestic dignity and expansive wings. It stands guard at the water’s edge, a … Continue reading →

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A Pair of Bufflehead in the Pines

Posted on February 27, 2013 by joanienaz

This pair of wintering Bufflehead was diving and scooting around the pond at the Nevada County fairgrounds when I stopped to take a walk yesterday. I enjoyed watching them swim and dive for half an hour. They were moving around … Continue reading →

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