Geotripper's California Birds

Snow Goose ( Chen caerulescens ) with juvenile One thing about having relatives in Oregon is that we get to travel north during the Thanksgi...

I find it staggering sometimes that I lived in the Modesto area for more than two decades before I discovered that one of the most awesom...

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...

It's an incredible sight to see the migratory geese making their winter home in the Great Valley of California. As noted in the previo...

I fell for the ruse. I was duped into Christmas shopping on a Saturday, because it included a quick trip out to the Beckwith Road viewing ...

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

Greater White-fronted Geese at the San Joaquin NWR Between storms this week, I made the drive out to the viewing platform on Beckwith Ro...

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 ...