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A Ruby-crowned kinglet
Several Ruby-crowned kinglets are back for their annual visit. These birds are common in forests throughout Canada and the northwestern...
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White-crowned sparrows finding treasures in the rain
During a day of steady, soft rainfall, birds were out and about foraging in the nature patch of the garden. I observed twelve...
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Cute White-Crowned Sparrow
A beautiful white-crowned sparrow visited the bird bath to have a drink of water. I took these photos through a glass sliding door when I...
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Busy Bath Time
The hermit thrush, who is looking at me in the photo above, was happily bathing and soaking in the bird bath. A golden-crowned sparrow...
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Nuttall Woodpecker female in the Redwood Tree
Yesterday morning while I was clearing English ivy from our fence I heard a gently tapping. This happened when I was putting the cut...
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Northern Mockingbird and the Black Jack Fig
We have a Black Jack Fig tree growing in a large container on our patio, next to the Meyer lemon tree. This variety of fig tree is a...
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Birds in the Bath
The birdbath certainly is THE place to be, both for drinking and bathing. Although the bath isn't very large, the Western Scrub jays...