Geotripper's California Birds

One of the constant joys of birdwatching along the Tuolumne River along the Parkway Trail is the variety of woodpeckers who are almost eve...

I don't absolutely know that they were fighting, but it sure looked like it. In the early spring and summer the males might participa...

I was out walking on the Tuolumne River as usual this morning, and saw practically no birds until I finished and had returned to the parki...

I see Northern Flickers ( Colaptes auratus ) quite often along the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail in Waterford, but they are usually quite ...

I've been missing in action as usual, and I wasn't sure what bird to feature next. I've got a backlog. One of the top choices ...

I sure enjoy seeing Northern Flickers ( Colaptes auratus ). They are colorful interesting birds who don't mind perching where I can ca...

I had an extraordinary walk by the river last week. Whether one gets pictures of birds can depend on so many things: the attention span of...

The Northern Flicker is such a lovely bird. I've been seeing more and more of them, and I am having a hard time understanding how I co...

Okay, I was half-joking when I said in the last post that I would try to capture photos of a Downy Woodpecker for the next post, but that ...

I was back down at the future river park on South Reinway Avenue, where the bluff overlooks the Tuolumne River. I've seen more than tw...

Right up front I want to say that these are not the best pictures I'll ever post here. They're pretty fuzzy and gray, and that...

Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) at Chaw'se I've had four of the last five weekends taken up with field trip commitments. I ...