Geotripper's California Birds

Just a fun little moment on the Tuolumne River the other day. I was walking on an embankment above the river flood plain and heard some ki...

The California Quail ( Callipepla californica ) is not an uncommon bird (especially in California, where it is our state bird). But I don...

Our recent journey took us across a wide swath of the Pacific Northwest, our desperate (and successful) effort to find cooler places. One ...

The California drought, five years and counting, has had a devastating effect on the state, but some areas in Northern California were a ...

I don't know why, but the California Quail ( Callipepla californica ) makes me smile more than just about any other bird. Their style ...

We've been exploring the north coast of California this week, and while stopped for a picnic at Way Park in Humboldt County, we saw m...