Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Birds
Back with the Eagles of the Skagit Valley
On our trip to the Skagit Valley last week, in addition to the thousands of swans and snow geese, we saw dozens of bald eagles – in the farmlands, in the trees and in the skies. They come from northern Canada and Alaska to… Continue Reading “Back with the Eagles of the Skagit Valley”
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My Backyard Birds
In my last post I showed you the thousands of snow birds who call the Skagit Valley home during the winter. To the humans who live in the area, these are their backyard birds! My backyard on the other hand is smaller but I… Continue Reading “My Backyard Birds”
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Thousands of Snow Birds in the Skagit Valley!
Have you ever visited the Skagit Valley during the winter to see the snowbirds? We did last week and discovered thousands of swans (trumpeter and tundra though I’m hard pressed to tell the difference) and snow geese, much easier to identify with the black… Continue Reading “Thousands of Snow Birds in the Skagit Valley!”
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Eagle-Eyed in Port Townsend
On our recent trip to the Olympic Peninsula, I was treated to many eagle sightings, including in Port Townsend, the most charming of the port towns in Washington. Eagles or not, Port Townsend is fun to visit any time of year, with its waterfront… Continue Reading “Eagle-Eyed in Port Townsend”
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Gulls in Gray and White – at Coulon Park
For this week’s Sunday Stills Challenge, I thought of ‘seagulls’ and went to look for them yesterday at Coulon Park. It’s one of their favorite places – mine too – and it was a beautiful day for a walk. They were out in great… Continue Reading “Gulls in Gray and White – at Coulon Park”
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One Spring Day in Winter – New Feeders, Happy Birds
One day earlier this week, the wind and rain had finally stopped, temperatures were in the 50’s and the sun was shining. Inside the house, our carpets were being cleaned so to stay out of the way I sat in the backyard to watch… Continue Reading “One Spring Day in Winter – New Feeders, Happy Birds”
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Favorite Nature Shots from My Own Backyard – 2022
It’s awfully hard to pick “favorites” since I love to take pictures of the birds and the bees and there are literally hundreds (dare I say thousands?) to choose from! That said, I’ll start with a Northern Flicker drilling a hole in the snag… Continue Reading “Favorite Nature Shots from My Own Backyard – 2022”
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Today in the Stream – a Ruby Crowned Kinglet and Anna’s Hummingbird
Home again, home again in the Pacific Northwest, and I’m already tending to the birds. Or shall I say Bob did the tending when he turned on the backyard stream and immediately this little bird dropped by. I had to look through my Peterson… Continue Reading “Today in the Stream – a Ruby Crowned Kinglet and Anna’s Hummingbird”
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And now for the Eagles – a Walk at Lincoln Park
Yesterday I shared with you the hummingbirds in my backyard; today I’ll share the eagles – okay, the eagle – that I saw last week before the weather went south. It was one of those beautiful blue-sky days that we sometimes get in Seattle… Continue Reading “And now for the Eagles – a Walk at Lincoln Park”
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Hummingbirds in the Snow
We had snow yesterday – enough to stick and be beautiful – and the temperatures continue to plummet. I love snow but worry about the hummingbirds. So last night I brought the feeders in and returned them this morning; by midday they were frozen… Continue Reading “Hummingbirds in the Snow”
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