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Male American Kestrel, Emigrant, MT
Bohemian Waxwing, Yellowstone National Park
Black-billed Magpie, Mammoth Hot Springs, YNP
Black-billed Magpie, Mammoth Hot Springs, YNP
Mountain Chickadee, Chico Hot Springs, YNP
Male American Kestrel, Emigrant, MT
Red-tailed Hawk, Missoula, MT (Clark Fork River trail)
Male American Kestrel, Emigrant, MT
Bald Eagle (juvenile) - near Chico Hot Springs
Townsend Solitaire - YNP
Canada Goose (Boiling River Hot Springs) - YNP
Townsend Solitaire - YNP
Pygmy Nuthatch - Bend, OR
Dark-eyed Junco - Backyard Birds, Paradise Lane, Ashland, OR
Red-breasted Sapsucker (note the blink!) - backyard birds in Paradise
Red-breasted Sapsucker - backyard birds in Paradise
Hermit Thrush - backyard birds in Paradise
Yellow-rumped Warbler - backyard birds in Paradise
House Finch - North Mountain Park
Red-shouldered Hawk - North Mountain Park
Acorn Woodpecker - North Mountain Park
Lesser Goldfinch - North Mountain Park
Golden-crowned Sparrow - North Mountain Park
Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #10 North Mountain Park - ID based on shape of body and tail with minimal graduation.
Red-tailed Hawk; birds in our backyard, Ashland, OR
Ruby-crowned Kinglet - Backyard Birds, Ashland, OR
Merlin take-off; Grizzly Peak Preserve, Ashland
Fox Sparrow (Sooty - also note the two-toned beak) - North Mountain Park, Ashland
Ring-necked Pheasant - Miller Lake, Klamath County
Red-tailed Hawk - Running-Y Resort, Klamath Co.
Bushtit - Eagle Ridge recreation area on Upper Klamath Lake
Townsend Solitaire - Eagle Ridge recreation area on Upper Klamath Lake
Northern Shrike - Eagle Ridge recreation area on Upper Klamath Lake
Townsend Solitaire bracing against autumn morning chill - Ditch Trail above Paradise
Red-tailed Hawk in the wind - Ditch Trail above Paradise
Oak Titmouse - Ditch Trail above Paradise
Oak Titmouse - Ditch Trail above Paradise
Dark-eyed Junco - Ditch Trail above Paradise
Hermit Thrush - Ashland Pond
Lesser Goldfinch (female/immature) - North Mountain Park
Golden-crowned Sparrow (immature) - North Mountain Park
Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #9 Backyard Birds, Ashland, OR. Note: streaking on the chest characteristic of a juvenile.
Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #8 Backyard Birds, Ashland, OR Note: streaking on the chest characteristic of a juvenile.
Sharp-shinned Hawk (© Nick Viani) #7 Backyard Birds, Ashland, OR. Note the thinnish legs of the Sharpie vs. thicker legs of the Cooper's Hawk. Also, streaking on the chest characteristic of a juvenile.
Mountain Quail in our backyard!
Watching over the strike of the outdoor Elizabethan stage. Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
White-breasted Nuthatch, Ashland Pond
Fox Sparrow (Sooty), Ashland Pond
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Ashland Pond
Lesser Goldfinch, Backyard Birds, Ashland, OR