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Entries from May 2010

Nuttall’s Woodpeckers Feeding Nestlings

May 30th, 2010 · 10 Comments

Nuttall’s Woodpecker Female With Insect for Nestlings photos by Larry Jordan I went out this morning to look for cavity nesting birds in the oak trees around my house and found these Nuttall’s Woodpeckers feeding theire nestlings.  I was actually watching a cavity that was occupied by Acorn Woodpeckers last year, when a chattering Nuttall’s [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Cavity Nesting

Yard Birds for Wordless Wednesday

May 26th, 2010 · 5 Comments

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Tags: Bird Sightings

Red-tailed Hawks Nesting Atop High Power Lines

May 23rd, 2010 · 16 Comments

Red-tailed Hawk Nesting photos by Larry Jordan This Red-tailed Hawk has been nesting on these high votage power lines for at least three years now.  I have watched them raise three chicks to fledge each of the last two years and they are well on their way this year. I thought I would use this [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Birds of Prey · Digiscoping

Digiscoping With The Kowa TSN-883 Prominar Spotting Scope

May 16th, 2010 · 15 Comments

Kowa TSN-883 Prominar Spotting Scope photos by Larry Jordan I did a lot of research before buying my spotting scope because I wanted to use it for digiscoping as well as bird watching.  Being an avid birder and Audubon member, I  have been on many bird outings and peered through many a spotting scope. When [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Bird Sightings · Digiscoping

Cliff Swallows Engage In Extra-Pair Copulations

May 11th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Cliff Swallow Collecting Nesting Material photos by Larry Jordan I was headed to Dye Creek Preserve yesterday to find a location for installing Burrowing Owl habitat when I witnessed something I had never seen before.  More about that in a moment. Dye Creek Preserve is a property near Red Bluff, California, managed by The Nature [...]

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Tags: Bird Sightings · I and the Bird