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…
My 2022 Yellowstone National Park Calendar is now available for $19.99 at Lulu.com. The calendar includes a variety of wildlife, bird and landscape photos from America's first national park. The…
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…
Birders often call small brown nondescript birds like sparrows LBJs, short for "little brown jobs." Strictly speaking Song Sparrows qualify as LBJs. However as the photo above shows these little…
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…