Geotripper's California Birds

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...