Sorry it took us so long to get a post up here. As some of you know, we are training to climb Mt. St. Helens in August. We spend almost all of our free time hiking and climbing or making suet for our company. We have hiked/climbed 5 mountains in the last 30 days. Most of the photos below are shots from our hikes, but to start things off, here are a couple from the yard.
We hope everyone is having a great summer and we will try to get posts up more frequently.
A fledgling Downy Woodpecker being taught where to eat by momma.
Shortly after this photo was taken, a Sharp-Shinned Hawk came through the yard and we suspect the mom was taken by him. We haven't seen her since, but the juvie still visits everyday.
A Towhee on the top of Angel's Rest in the Gorge.
A Swainson's Thrush on our way to the top of Nesmith Point.
A Cedar Waxwing the the top of Angel's Rest.
A Flicker at Powell Butte.
An Orange-Crowned Warbler on Angel's Rest.
A Red-Breasted Sapsucker feeding babies at Powell Butte. We found 3 different Sapsucker nests at Powell Butte.
A Violet-Green Swallow at the top of a very foggy Saddle Mountain.
Another VG Swallow let us get pretty close.
It's hard to see, but this is a White-Crowned Sparrow and a Violet-Green Swallow, also on Saddle Mountain.
Another, closer, White-Crowned Sparrow.
A Lazuli Bunting at Powell Butte.
A Dipper on the trail at Wahkeena Falls.
A Gray Jay on the trail to Nesmith Point.
A group of 4 Gray Jays. We saw six at this spot, at least 3 were fledglings.
A Hairy Woodpecker at the same spot as the Jays.
A Raven saying hello at Wahkeena Falls.
