Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Pics from the last few weeks

Here we go again, being bad bloggers. We haven't posted much this last month, except for a couple of new arrivals to the yard. We have been quite busy with our community organization We've Got Time to Help, that we don't post enough. So, here are some photos from our travels around Portland over the last few weeks and, as always, we hope you enjoy them!


A Killdeer behind Michelle's office in Beaverton.


A female Lesser Goldfinch eating some thistle.


A male American Goldfinch waiting his turn for some thistle.


A pair of Gadwalls at Oaks Bottom this past weekend.



A Bald Eagle surveying Lake Oswego.


A Bald Eagle at Oaks Bottom.


Another angle of the Oaks Bottom Eagle.


A Chestnut-Backed Chickadee gathering some nesting material.


Another photo of him (or her) getting some fluff.


One of our resident Golden-Crowned Sparrows.


A pair of Evening Grosbeaks in the backyard.


The male Evening Grosbeak in the apple tree.


An Osprey attacking a Bald Eagle at Oaks Bottom on Sunday.


A female Common Merganser scratching her head.


A Greater Yellowlegs in a pond behind Michelle's office in Beaverton.


A Ring-Necked Duck at Oaks Bottom.


A Red-Tailed Hawk above the house.


A male Red-Winged Blackbird at a pond near Vanport Wetlands in North Portland.


A male Wood Duck at Oaks Bottom.


A male Northern-Shafted Flicker in the backyard.


A male House Finch in the backyard.


An Osprey at Oaks Bottom last weekend.


Another Osprey at Camassia Wetlands in West Linn.


A female Anna's Hummingbird.


A Hutton's Vireo gathering nesting material at Camassia.


Another shot of the Hutton's with nesting material.

A Cooper's Hawk nest at Camassia a couple of weeks ago. Paul Sullivan led the walk around the area and we spotted this towards the end of the trail.

An Orange-Crowned Warbler at Camassia.


A rare Purple Finch in the backyard.

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2 comments:

Heather said...

Hi Seth and Michelle! Fantastic bird pics, as always. I especially enjoyed the Eagle photos. Was that Chestnut-backed Chickadee photo from your yard? I'm just wondering cuz it looks like he's picking at a big clump of dryer lint, which you usually don't find out in the wild. (We put dog fur out for our birds to use for nesting material - they love it!)

Stephanie said...

Hi guys, isn't this just the best time of the year?! I've been having great success in the yard so far, it's very exciting! As always your pics are great! Hope all is well - have a great weekend!