Geotripper's California Birds

There's kind of a feeling of expectation along the Tuolumne River these last few mornings. The birds have been fewer in number, as the...

I went out to Robert's Ferry Bridge on the Tuolumne River today to see if the Ospreys had returned to their platform on the south side...

Ospreys ( Pandion haliaetus ) are a regular sight on the foothill rivers coming off of the Sierra Nevada, but it's always kind of a th...

I'm seeing more birds along the Tuolumne Parkway Trail these days. I'm not sure of the reason, but I'm happy enough to try ...

It's spring and the big birds are nesting. We've kept an eye on four or five Osprey nests that we know of in our region on the Tuo...

We made a quick afternoon trip a few weeks ago up the Merced River. We hadn't planned to, but we ultimately reached Yosemite Valley as...

We can't resist the urge to check the Mother Lode Osprey nests each week when we get a chance to go outdoors. There are at least four ...

I did a brief little explore on Sunday to the area around Turlock Lake and the Joe Domecq Wilderness on the Tuolumne River in the Sierra N...

Ospreys are great hunters of fish. There is a pretty good spot in our area to see them at work. It's along the Merced River near the v...