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Tree Swallow In A Dive Bombing Run

September 9th, 2009 · 14 Comments

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Tree Swallow In A Dive Bombing Run photo by Larry Jordan
The Tree Swallows on my bluebird trail have a tendency to dive bomb the person (me) checking their nest boxes.  This is a photo I captured this last spring [...]

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Tags: Bird Sightings · Cavity Nesting · Skywatch Friday

Bluebirds “Back From The Brink” And Other Cavity Nesting Bird Species

July 21st, 2009 · 4 Comments

Western Bluebird Nestlings At 5 Days Old all photos by Larry Jordan
House Sparrows, imported from Europe in 1851, multiplied so rapidly in the United States that by the early 1900s they were displacing Bluebirds at an alarming rate by competing for nesting sites.  People who loved the very popular bird that "carries the sky on [...]

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Tags: Bird Houses · Bluebirds · Cavity Nesting · Conservation

Wood Ducks On Parade

July 19th, 2009 · 13 Comments

Wood Duck Female With Chicks photos by Larry Jordan
I spotted this female Wood Duck with her chicks last week in a slough that runs through the golf course where I play.  Wood Ducks are notoriously skiddish in the wild and I have never been able to get a decent photograph of them but this mom [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Cavity Nesting

Violet-green Swallows Nesting At Lema Ranch For Bird Photography Weekly

July 11th, 2009 · 7 Comments

Violet-green Swallow With Insects Ready To Feed Nestlings all photos by Larry Jordan
After following that Red-shouldered Hawk (below) at Lema Ranch, I had enough time to make the loop back around Lema Pond and Hidden Pond to where my car was parked before heading home.  Well, at least that was the plan.
As I started back, [...]

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Tags: Bird Photography Weekly · Bird Sightings · Cavity Nesting · Wild Birds

House Wren Ready To Feed Young For Skywatch Friday

July 2nd, 2009 · 6 Comments

House Wren With Insect Ready To Feed Young photo by Larry Jordan
Early in the morning at Lassen Volcanic National Park, I was able to capture some photographs of a pair of House Wrens going in and out of their nest cavity, feeding their young.
More on my trip to Lassen Park soon, but in the meantime, [...]

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Tags: Bird Sightings · Cavity Nesting · Skywatch Friday