We have a small water feature off our back porch. It’s probably about 300 square feet in size, holding maybe 2000 gallons of water....
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I still use the term “bird watching” rather than “birding”. This is the term that I grew up with and it more accurately describes...
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After having retired last Friday (yup, you heard that right) I thought it would be nice to just relax around the house and watch...
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Christmas morning I looked out my window and saw something I had only seen once before in my backyard, a Phainopepla! I watched as...
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This is around the time of year I expect to start seeing the Calliope Hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope) at my feeders. Click on photos for full sized images....
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With apologies. My life is hectic right now and I haven’t come up with a proper post for you. So I offer three random...
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Anna’s Hummingbird is resident in California, up through Oregon and into Washington and during the colder months will certainly be the most frequently seen hummer in the...
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Here in Northern California I am fortunate to have at least three of the western hummingbirds of North America visiting my yard. The least...
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