Home»Blog

"THE SWAN STOMP" - Trumpeter Swan

March 31, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"THE SWAN STOMP" Trumpeter Swan (Immature) - 7 Photos One of two sibling Trumpeter Swans was relaxing along the shore, away from his/her family when a large number of Canada Geese took flight from the river (Photo #1). When Canada Geese take off, there is always a great deal of wing flapping, splashing & honking, both from the geese taking fl...

Read the Full Post »

"THE COMMUTE TO WORK" - Coyote

March 31, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"THE COMMUTE TO WORK" Coyote - 8 Photos Even coyotes have a commute to work. This frozen beaver dam (Photo #1 & Photo #2) made for a great bridge to traverse a creek. Work for them is scoping out areas within their territory to locate. Like us, it's generally on a familiar route but can have detours due to congestion and traffic to avoid (i.e. peo...

Read the Full Post »

"TEENAGE BOYS & THEIR MOTHERS" - Mule Deer

March 30, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"TEENAGE BOYS & THEIR MOTHERS" Mule Deer (Female & Immature Male) - 6 Photos There was a small herd of Mule Deer (nursery group) laying down & relaxing in the meadow just next to a thickly wooded area. There was one youngster right next to an adult. He was the first one to get to his feet and immediately nudged his companion, who must have been...

Read the Full Post »

"CHOIR PRACTICE" - Bald Eagle

March 30, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CHOIR PRACTICE" Bald Eagle (Female & Male) - 7 Photos Perhaps eagle chatter is not as soft & lyrical as other bird song, particularly that of songbirds but the sound of an eagle cry or the conversation that goes on between partners is magical. (I wish I could understand eagle speak.) The female of the pair was already perched on a branch (Phot...

Read the Full Post »

"CHIPPING AWAY (Part 2)" - Pileated Woodpecker

March 23, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CHIPPING AWAY (Part 2)" Pileated Woodpecker (Female) - 7 Photos Continuing on from the previous blog, "Chipping Away (Part 1)", the following photos are the female of this pair of woodpeckers. And like her male counterpart, there was a lot of chipping away at the log (Photo #1 & Photo #2) and discarding of old wood (Photo #3 & Photo #4). Th...

Read the Full Post »

"CHIPPING AWAY (Part 1) - Pileated Woodpecker

March 23, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"CHIPPING AWAY (Part 1)" Pileated Woodpecker (Male) - 7 Photos The following photos are of the male partner of a second Pileated Woodpecker, who will appear in a subsequent blog, "Chipping Away (Part 2)", (Photo #1 & Photo #2). Both woodpeckers were hard at work on a fallen tree, which probably due to the Spring thaw, was in the final stages...

Read the Full Post »

"SO LITTLE TIME, SO MUCH TO DO" - Bald Eagle

March 21, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"SO LITTLE TIME, SO MUCH TO DO" Bald Eagle (Female) - 10 Photos Being one of a pair, this female Bald Eagle was probably making the most of her down time to attend to a full feather groom. As she spent a great deal of time perched on a tree branch ensuring all feathers were in perfect working order, assume she had had a successful morning catching...

Read the Full Post »

"GUESS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE ..... " - Coyote

March 21, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"GUESS I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE SO INTENT ON NAVIGATING THE LANDSCAPE" Coyote - 6 Photos Note: All photos taken from a safe distance, with a long lens. Looking for wildlife can entail travelling through meadows full of tall grasses, which can cover small gnawed stumps at ground level. (Generally these stumps are remnants from beaver activity.) So i...

Read the Full Post »

"EVEN SWANS HAVE THEIR MOMENTS" - Trumpeter Swans

March 16, 2026 • Leave a Comment

"EVEN SWANS HAVE THEIR MOMENTS" Trumpeter Swans (and Canada Geese) - 7 Photos Adult Trumpeter Swans with their magnificent white feathers, elegance and regal appearance can seem almost angelic particularly when they display their huge wings. Angelic looking, perhaps, but even swans have their "grumpy" moments, particularly when they feel their...

Read the Full Post »