Nov 21, 2009

Cold Birds

Okay...maybe it was me that was cold. First a stop at Riverbend Ponds:


Ring-necked Ducks




and playful Chickadees....




Then over to Timnath...




for some Buffleheads




in flight.

A bunch of Horned Larks




and then the Prairie Falcon again!




not positive about this raptor...








Nov 15, 2009

Birds before Snow

Some good raptors yesterday before the snow. My first Prairie Falcon:


Pretty cooperative up to a point...out near Timnath Reservoir.




And some nice views of Northern Harriers:




Otherwise cold and quiet in preparation for last night's storm.
The rest of the images: November Weekend



Nov 7, 2009

Crow Valley in November





Two new birds today, I think:  An American Tree Sparrow and my first Townsend's Solitaire (needed help identifying that one.)







On the way out, a nice view of an immature Bald Eagle:




The rest of the images: Crow Valley Photos

Nov 4, 2009

fall rumblings



"Several studies indicate that most blogs are abandoned soon after creation (with 60% to 80% abandoned within one month, depending on whose figures you choose to believe) and that few are regularly updated.
The 'average blog' thus has the lifespan of a fruitfly. One cruel reader of this page commented that the average blog also has the intelligence of a fly.                    
 
taken from  http://www.caslon.com.au/weblogprofile1.htm

As such, an attempt to unabandon: to reactivate this space and the PRE Art Blog. Not sure what's compelling me; I'll worry about it later. For now, the newest yardbird, a White-crowned Sparrow: