Geotripper's California Birds

Hearing deficiency is a pernicious impediment to someone who wants to be a productive birder. As most any birder will tell you, it is often ...

I had a real surprise on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail the other day. Several birders (myself and fellow blogger Siera Nystrom ) were luc...

The pictures are not as clear as I would like, but you can see them! The Killdeer chicks were born this week! It's always a bit scary fo...

I've thought a lot about the fact that I have become "that guy" on the Tuolumne River Parkway Trail. People can see me from a ...

I didn't post about this back in January for plenty of reasons, too busy with school starting, and lousy pictures, but Merlins ( Falco c...

It's always such a great moment when one sees a bird for the first time, or sees one the "home turf" for the first time. I had...

We're not afraid of asking the tough questions here at Geotripper, and sometimes we might even answer them. Today it's about the Gol...

I always seem to have to say that I'm really new at this birdwatching business, even though it's been going on for five or six years...

There's a semi-precious gemstone called lapis lazuli . It's actually a metamorphic rock containing a variety of minerals, but the in...

Few things make me happier than finding a White-breasted Nuthatch ( Sitta carolinensis ) on the trail I walk most days along the Tuolumne Ri...

My friends in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska and Canada might not be much impressed by a sighting of a Bald Eagle on the Tuolumne River Parkw...

Spring is such a wonderful time along the Tuolumne River as I eagerly await the arrival of my favorite tropical migrants: the Black-headed G...

Want a challenge? Try to photograph a Ruby-crowned Kinglet ( Regulus calendula ). They are brazen little birds, willing to get right in your...

You never, ever know what you'll see when you set out on an adventure, however modest. Today I was taking my normal birdwatching/exercis...

It often seems to happen this way. I don't post for a long time, then I finally do, and like the next day I get far better pictures than...

I really miss blogging. I miss the freedom and creativity that comes with writing these posts, but the COVID pandemic has affected my output...