Cats and Trails and Garden Tales
Musings on cats, travel, gardens and life
Category: Birds
Birds without Borders – Arrival of the Snow Geese
On today’s walk at Coulon Park in Renton, Washington, I came across a group of snow geese, most likely from Wrangell Island, Russia. They were feeding peacefully among the Canada Geese, side by side. The one below is a mature adult, the smaller ones… Continue Reading “Birds without Borders – Arrival of the Snow Geese”
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Hummingbirds in the Fall Garden
I replenished the feeders a few days ago and have been watching the hummingbirds from a distance ever since. But today I had some work to do outside, so I grabbed my camera and positioned myself incognito in the shed. I think they knew… Continue Reading “Hummingbirds in the Fall Garden”
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Pileated Woodpecker – a Visitation
“It’s a woodpecker!” Bob saw him in the backyard and called me to come quickly with my camera. (He knows me well.) And not any woodpecker, a Pileated Woodpecker, the largest in North America, a flaming, red-topped beauty. I didn’t want to miss the… Continue Reading “Pileated Woodpecker – a Visitation”
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Seven Squared Bugs?
What’s that you say? Squared pictures. Seven of them. Bugs. (I use the term loosely. All bugs are insects, not all insects are bugs!) So I can ‘double dip’ into two photo challenges, #Sunday Stills and #SevenforSeptember. I’ll start with an ordinary ‘bug’ resting… Continue Reading “Seven Squared Bugs?”
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Nature Shots Before and After
I rummaged through my pictures from last week, looking for some to fit the theme of this week’s #Sunday Stills Challenge, Before and After. I found a sunflower, all wound up and tightly coiled, before blooming; and his neighbor, sad and droopy, after. And… Continue Reading “Nature Shots Before and After”
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Close up on Ospreys!
I witnessed something marvelous in Wenatchee the past few days, on a high platform above the Columbia River, (them not me,) a pair of Osprey with their young. The platform was in front of our hotel, fronting the river, and the two adults came… Continue Reading “Close up on Ospreys!”
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Happy Day in the Garden with the Hummingbirds
No words necessary. #WordlessWednesday. ~ Susanne
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American Goldfinch
I rarely see a Goldfinch in my yard; I guess the accommodations and food supply are not to their liking. So, I was happy to see our state bird recently in Westport on our way to Long Beach. Happier still that this handsome male… Continue Reading “American Goldfinch”
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On the Wing at Willapa Bay
Last week I spent a few days in Long Beach, perhaps my favorite place on the Washington Coast (you’ve already seen sunset.) I’ll have more to say about our trip in the coming days, including our excursions into Oregon. But for now, I’ll focus… Continue Reading “On the Wing at Willapa Bay”
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Hummingbirds in the Garden
I’ve been waiting for the hummingbirds to drop by my garden beds while I have my camera in hand and yesterday, they obliged. Sorry, so many pictures, I couldn’t pick my favorites. These last two are somewhat blurry but I liked the different angle.… Continue Reading “Hummingbirds in the Garden”
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