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Why Did They Name This Duck the Ring-necked Duck?

March 12, 2014 by Larry 1 Comment

I’ve heard many people ask “why don’t they call it the Ring-billed Duck?” They do have a white band toward the end of their...

Birds

A Leucistic Bald Eagle Makes Its Appearance at the Winter Wings Festival

February 26, 2014 by Larry 3 Comments

The Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls Oregon was awesome! Not only did I get to meet Sharon Stiteler, aka Birdchick, I also was...

Birds

Fighting Female Western Bluebirds

February 12, 2014 by Larry 6 Comments

On a beautiful sunny day last week I decided it was time to check on bluebird nest boxes. I had seen several Western Bluebirds...

Birds

Mating and Feeding Behavior of the Northern Shoveler

January 29, 2014 by Larry 4 Comments

The video above showing the pair bonding and precopulatory behavior of the Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) was shot from the photography bind at Colusa...

Conservation

Black-backed Woodpeckers and Forest Fires in California and the West

January 15, 2014 by Larry 1 Comment

It was July of 2012. I arrived at Lassen Volcanic National Park around 7:00 a.m. It was a cool 48 degrees. I had taken...

Birding

Northern California Christmas Bird Counts Start with a Bang!

January 1, 2014 by Larry 5 Comments

Northern California’s Christmas Bird Counts started out with a bang this year. Saturday, December 14th, the first day of the 114th Christmas Bird Count,...

Birds

Pygmy Nuthatches at Lassen Volcanic National Park

December 18, 2013 by Larry No Comments

The Pygmy Nuthatch (Sitta pygmaea) is a non-migratory bird that lives primarily in Ponderosa and Jeffrey Pine forests in western North America. These Pygmy Nuthatches were seen...

Birding

American Pipit at Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

December 6, 2013 by Larry No Comments

The American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) is described as a slim-billed, sparrow-like bird of open country. They migrate down from alpine and arctic tundra to...

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