http://www.thebirdersreport.com A Bird's Eye View Of The World Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:48:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/house-wren-ready-to-feed-young-for-skywatch-friday 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 ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/american-dipper-at-lassen-volcanic-national-park-for-bird-photography-weekly 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 ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/osprey-chick-takes-maiden-flight-for-skywatch-friday 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). He was ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/a-nuttalls-woodpecker-juvenile-foraging-in-an-oak-tree 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?). Hey Dad, we're gettin' ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/lesser-goldfinches-are-growing-for-bird-photography-weekly 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 ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/bullocks-orioles-celebrate-fathers-day-and-solstice-for-camera-critters Red-tailed Hawk Chicks all photos by Larry Jordan These Red-tailed Hawk chicks known as eyasses (pronounced eye-ess-ess) are now about six weeks old.  They should begin short training flights very soon.  You can see by this photo that they are fully feathered, with the youngest one having some down still on ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/birds-of-prey/red-tailed-hawks-update-for-skywatch-friday Juvenile Bald Eagle photo by Larry Jordan How would you like to win a "Journey to Peru's Tambopata National Reserve?"  Well, that is just one prize in the Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds In Focus! New York, NY - Audubon magazine is launching the 2009 Audubon Magazine Photography Awards: Birds in Focus, ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wildlife-photos/audubon-magazine-photography-awards-birds-in-focus Lesser Goldfinch Female Feeding Chicks In The Nest photos by Larry Jordan I found this Lesser Goldfinch female building her nest about three weeks ago while checking one of my bluebird nest boxes.  She was busily building this beautiful and sturdy nest of  grass, twigs and plant fiber.  This nest held ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/lesser-goldfinch-feeding-chicks-in-the-nest-for-bird-photography-weekly House Sparrow Male all photos by Larry Jordan I decided to take a walk around Mary Lake after work the other day because I had gotten word of a Phainopepla, Virginia Rail and Belted Kingfisher seen there recently as well as Hooded Oriole, Nuttall's Woodpecker and Western Tanager, among other species.  ... http://www.thebirdersreport.com/wild-birds/bird-sightings/over-twenty-bird-species-observed-in-a-one-hour-walk-around-mary-lake