Snow Geese In Flight Over Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
It is so amazing to watch the Snow Geese as they arrive in the California Sacramento Valley as they have for thousands of years. The Sacramento National Wildlfie Refuge Complex are islands in a sea of agriculture that represent the single most important wintering area for waterfowl [...]
Entries from January 2009
Snow Geese In Flight For Skywatch Friday
January 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments
Tags: Bird Sightings · Skywatch Friday · Wild Birds
The Oak Titmouse, First To Take Up Residence In My Birdhouses – Bird Photography Weekly #22
January 26th, 2009 · 9 Comments
Oak Titmouse In A Photinia Bush photo by Larry Jordan
The Oak Titmouse is a very cute little bird belonging to the tit family Paridae. They are found in the Oak and Oak-Pine forests from southern Oregon, through California , to Baja California. One of their most endearing qualities for me is there many calls and [...]
Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Cavity Nesting
Western Bluebird And House Finch For Camera Critters #42
January 24th, 2009 · 20 Comments
Western Bluebird and House Finch Atop a Nest Box
I had the opportunity to do some birdwatching in my Mom’s backyard last weekend while we were in the Sacramento area. I caught this interesting pair of birds atop this bluebird nest box I built for my Mom last year.
The male Western Bluebird is most likely staking [...]
Tags: Bluebirds · Camera Critters
Sunrise Over The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge – Skywatch Friday
January 22nd, 2009 · 18 Comments
Sunrise Over The Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge
It was near freezing when I took this sunrise photo but the day warmed up nicely for our adventure at the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. We saw over 65 species that day and I documented some on film (digital that is).
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Snowy Egret Fishing The Sacramento Marshes
January 19th, 2009 · 10 Comments
This Is A Series Of Photos Of A Snowy Egret Fishing by Larry Jordan
We spent a couple of days in the Sacramento Valley over the weekend visiting the Sacramento National Wildlfie Refuge and the Cosumnes River Preserve. One of the many joys we were able to observe was this Snowy Egret fishing.
We were parked on [...]
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