This is around the time of year I expect to start seeing the Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) at my feeders. Click on...

The Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) is not that common in California except along the coast, so I was pretty excited...

Fishing is not one of the recreational activities allowed at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge but apparently no one has...

Seriously? Just look at this drake. Pretty dapper wouldn’t you say? Pete Dunne calls the Gadwall (Anas strepera) the “Dapper...

Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are one of my favorite raptors and I am fortunate to have them nesting near...

Following my local list serve I was pleased to read that there were two Trumpeter Swans (Cygnus buccinator), one adult...

The “Blue Goose” is the dark morph of the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens). Click on photos for full sized...

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is the third largest woodpecker in North America if you count the Ivory-billed Woodpecker....