I always anticipate the winter return of Short-eared Owls to western Washington. These beautiful birds are one great reason to get outside on a cold wet winter day with a…
Check out my Snowy Owl story and photos recently printed in the July/August issue of Bird Watcher's Digest! The story, "Meeting the Neighbors," describes an unexpected encounter with a Snowy…
A Horned Grebe in breeding plumage is one of my favorite water birds to photograph in the spring. Starting in early April the grebes begin the change into their amazing…
This post is titled "Bird of the Week: Ruddy Duck." It probably should be more like "bird of the month." I got busy with my day job and hadn't posted…
There's nothing like watching a giant flock of Snow Geese blast off when a predator approaches. The photo above shows a flock that I photographed this weekend in the Skagit…
Snow Buntings are rare in western Washington where I live. So as a birdwatcher and photographer I jumped at a recent chance to photograph a Snow Bunting. These little birds--slightly…