28 species this morning ( Read more... )

Ben and I had an action-packed weekend. First we went birding. Ben saw his first Western Bluebird (flew up to us in the parking lot as we were leaving!), and it was a good day for raptors, as we saw Cooper's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, two nesting Red-shouldered Hawks and a Turkey Vulture.

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Horned Grebe ( Read more... )

Mom and I went to Oaks Bottom and stopped by Westmoreland Park briefly. The wind was fierce and the day cold and clear, but we bundled up hardcore and didn't entirely freeze to death. It was my first time trying out my brand new Nikon 10x50 binoculars from Ben ( Read more... )

Went birding with Mom today at Smith and Bybee Wetlands in North Portland. Good times! 24 species, not bad for a winter's morning ( Read more... )

(Note: I have joined a community called secret_cities, for writing creepy short short stories about one's city/area. Check it out, writing friends! Here is my first one ( Read more... )

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( A sample hummingbird picture in low light from the old camera, at the maximum resolution at which it is still intelligible. )

-- As wonderful as my trip home to Portland was, it did have one major downside: namely, the disappearance of my trusty point-and-shoot camera. ;_; I have taken literally thousands of photos with it, and many of them were quite good, but after tearing the house and cars apart several times my last few days there, with my mom continuing after I ( Read more... )

It's been a while, hasn't it ( Read more... )