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Great Egret Fishing At Lema Ranch

Great Egret Portrait photos by Larry Jordan While scouting Lema Ranch for an upcoming bird walk to kick off the Northern California Audubon Chapter Council meeting, hosted by Wintu Audubon, October...

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Wood Ducks Hunting Damselflies

Wood Duck Female photos by Larry Jordan Last week at Lema Ranch, not only was I able to watch a Great Egret fishing (see previous post), but I watched Wood Ducks hunting damselflies!  Another behavior...

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My Favorite Bird Photos of 2011

Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) Male photos by Larry Jordan At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite...

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Anna’s Hummingbird Male Defends His Feeder

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Male photos by Larry Jordan Almost every day I enjoy the company of  a male Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna).  He perches on a metal fence I put up to protect a bed...

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When You Think of a Yellow Bird, What Comes to Mind?

Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) photos by Larry Jordan For many people living in North America, my guess would be the Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia). This wood warbler, previously known as...

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The Yellow-billed Magpie is a California Endemic

Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) photos by Larry Jordan The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is a true California endemic species. They are found primarily in the Central Valley, the southern...

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OK, So I Started a 2013 Bird Year List

Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) Male photos by Larry Jordan Yup, I’ve never really been into listing birds. Certainly I keep track of the birds I see on bird walks and outings and report...

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Ross’s Geese at Klamath National Wildlife Area, Miller Island Unit

Ross’s Geese (Chen rossii) in Flight photos by Larry Jordan (click photos for full sized images) A few weeks ago I took a ride up to the California/Oregon border to visit the Klamath Basin National...

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A Female Anna’s Hummingbird Exploring Peruvian Lilies

Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna) Female photos by Larry Jordan (click for full sized images) We have six large hummingbird feeders surrounding our house in Northern California but we also have...

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Summer Scenes of Critters at the Pond

Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) Male Feeding Fledgling A couple of weeks ago I kept hearing a simple, three pitched call from the yard. I went out to investigate and it was the...

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Clark’s Nutcracker at Lassen Volcanic National Park

Clark’s Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) photos by Larry Jordan This handsome corvid was named after Captain William Clark, the explorer of Lewis and Clark fame, in 1805. It inhabits the high montane...

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Common Raven in the Fog

After releasing a pair of juvenile Brown Pelicans at Fort Baker that had been rehabilitated by International Bird Rescue, I decided to head up to Hawk Hill in the Golden Gate National Park to partake...

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Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County?

Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) by Larry Jordan (click on photos for full sized images) Well it’s not unheard of but pretty rare to see Pectoral Sandpipers in Shasta County. You see the...

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My Favorite Bird Photos of 2013

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) photos by Larry Jordan At the end of each year I like to go back and look at the bird photographs I have taken and choose the ones I like the best for a “favorite...

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