Common Merganser Female photos by Larry Jordan Following the episode at Turtle Bay when I found the Belted Kingfisher and watched the Green Heron preening, I decided to revisit that location, a few days later, in another attempt at photographing the kingfisher or Common Mergansers I had seen. I have spotted Belted Kingfishers nearly every [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Cavity Nesting'
Common Mergansers Playing and Preening
August 28th, 2010 · 10 Comments
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Nest Box Season Ends
July 29th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Male House Sparrow photos by Larry Jordan As I made what I thought would be my last nest box monitoring walk through Palo Cedro Community Park this afternoon, the House Sparrow eyeballing me from a branch above confirmed my nest and egg identification. My nest box had been taken over by House Sparrows! This will [...]
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Violet-green Swallows Feeding Nestlings
July 10th, 2010 · 11 Comments
Violet-green Swallow Nestling photos by Larry Jordan This Violet-green Swallow nestling was looking for its breakfast this morning when I went out at 6:00 a.m. to check on them. The sun was just coming up over the horizon and this young bird was looking to fill that creamy gape with some flying insects. Of course [...]
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Pygmy Nuthatch Nesting At Manzanita Lake
June 29th, 2010 · 7 Comments
Pygmy Nuthatch photos by Larry Jordan I enjoyed our annual Audubon outing at Lassen Volcanic National Park this last weekend. The first spot I went to check out was at Manzanita Lake where we saw a nesting Pygmy Nuthatch back in 2008. The snag occupied for the past two years was vacant but just across [...]
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Western Bluebirds And Violet-green Swallows On The Bluebird Trail
June 13th, 2010 · 11 Comments
Western Bluebird With Worm photos by Larry Jordan Last week was a pretty great week for me. I had the pleasure of leading a bird outing for Wintu Audubon, teaching folks about cavity nesting birds and how to monitor a bluebird trail. It was very exciting and rewarding for me to share this experience with [...]
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