Geotripper's California Birds

First off, it really sucks to be the snake in this little narrative. It was on the losing end of the battles that occur in the "circl...

No close-ups of any birds tonight. This is just a very pretty moment on our last night in the Seattle area. We were walking along the shor...

I don't why this made me think of Thanksgiving, but I was walking out at the San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge this afternoo...

There's some anticipation in the air these days. The summer's heat is still lingering, although not so bad as before. Birds have b...

I haven't posted on Great Blue Herons ( Ardea herodias ) much of late, primarily because I haven't come across any. They are found...

It's a rainy day outside, so no walks along the river today, and it's been a few weeks since a birding trip, so I didn't hav...

I guess I have to admit that I like Great Blue Herons ( Ardea herodias ), since they've been profiled here six times now . including a...

Some birds are just plain majestic. We were at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge a couple of weeks ago, and while we watched for beave...

I was privileged last weekend to participate in a canoe trip sponsored by the Tuolumne River Trust , a short expedition from La Grange to ...

 The evening started out peacefully enough. We were in Beacon Hill Park, one of the most beautiful in Victoria, out for an after-dinner wa...

I've spent most of the last week on the road and mostly out of internet access, but I have been seeing a few nice birds along the way....

I was on the road this weekend in the Lower Sonoran Desert northwest of Phoenix, Arizona, and we made a short stop at Burro Creek Campgrou...

How can a bird look graceful and ungainly at the same time?  Great Blue Herons ( Ardea herodias ) are beautiful birds, and I'm always ...