Geotripper's California Birds

One thing about the fall migration of Arctic geese into our region: when they are here, the geese tend to lose their individuality. There ...

The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge preserves wetlands and prairie environments in the northern part of the Great Valley between Willi...

Three Sandhill Cranes soar against a backdrop of hundreds of geese I lived here for a quarter century absolutely ignorant of the dramati...

It's been quite some time since I've been out to the San Joaquin National Wildlife Refuge, so when I got a few extra hours in my d...

A juvenile Snow Goose Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens ) are a big part of winter here in California. They shelter in the string of natio...

I was trying to think which birds are appropriate for Christmas day wishes, and I couldn't get much farther than "The Twelve Days...

Winter can be a tough time for birds. Some can tolerate severe snows and survive at high altitudes or far northern latitudes. Many Arctic ...

I have to admit I haven't been following football much this year. I think there was some kind of big game today, seeing as how I detec...