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Entries from June 2009

American Dipper At Lassen Volcanic National Park For Bird Photography Weekly

June 28th, 2009 · 11 Comments

American Dipper At Mill Creek Falls all photos by Larry Jordan I spent this weekend at Lassen Volcanic National Park with the Audubon Society.  I will be posting on this trip soon but I wanted to show you the photos of this American Dipper I captured at Mill Creek Falls.  This is the closest I [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Bird Sightings · Wild Birds

Osprey Chick Takes Maiden Flight For Skywatch Friday

June 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Osprey Adult With 3 Chicks all photos by Larry Jordan I went back to Anderson River Park yesterday to see how the Osprey chicks were doing and got more than I bargained for.  The adult (right) had just flown into the nest, apparently empty handed.  They all began screeching, I imagined for the other adult [...]

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Tags: Bird Sightings · Birds of Prey · Skywatch Friday

A Nuttall’s Woodpecker Juvenile Foraging In An Oak Tree

June 23rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

Nuttall’s Woodpecker Juvenile all photos by Larry Jordan I was out photographing my Ash-throated Flycatchers a couple of weeks ago as they were feeding their young still in the nest box, when I heard a Nuttall’s Woodpecker drumming behind me!  (You can hear the sounds of the Nuttall’s Woodpecker here).

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Lesser Goldfinches Are Growing For Bird Photography Weekly

June 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments

Lesser Goldfinch Chicks Waiting For Breakfast all photos by Larry Jordan OK, these Lesser Goldfinch chicks are now about 9 days old.  They are beginning to get their colors but you can see they still have some down sticking out of their heads (is that cute or what?).

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Bullock’s Orioles Celebrate Father’s Day And Solstice For Camera Critters

June 20th, 2009 · 6 Comments

Bullock’s Oriole Male all photos by Larry Jordan Last weekend I returned to the site of our Audubon Chapter picnic at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area’s Tower House, where we had seen a Bullock’s Oriole nest with the parents making trips to an fro.  I thought it would make an appropriate Father’s Day post.  Here is [...]

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Tags: Bird Sightings · Camera Critters