Snow Geese migrate long distances, stopping at traditional stopover and wintering areas. Members of the woodpecker percussion band announce their territory and attract mates, as they pound away on metal roofs or gutters. Dawn breaks across the sagebrush country of Eastern Washington on a brisk March morning. Winter is a great time to travel to Latin America for birdwatching.
The plight of the gravely endangered Spotted Owl illustrates the imperiled status of old-growth forest in the Pacific Northwest. This bird is often called the Chinese Pheasant for its country of origin.
These nests endure rough treatment. The Pied-billed Grebe is a common resident bird of our freshwater lakes and ponds.
Raven wanted the rivers to turn and wind, so that as he flew up and down them, he would have different views at every bend.
Because many birds are largely silent in winter, it may seem that they have left us.
When the American Goldfinch molts in spring, it makes a dramatic change in plumage, from somber winter-brown with only a pale yellow tinge, to bright sunshine-yellow and coal-black.
The Upper Skagit River in northwest Washington is a favorite sashimi restaurant for hundreds of eagles.
One of the best ways to find a towhee is to listen for the scuffling sound it makes as it hunts for food in the leaf litter.
They flitter across the landscape, passing erratically before you.
In a mature Pacific Northwest forest, western hemlocks, Douglas firs, and western red cedars tower over you. Snow Geese migrate long distances, stopping at traditional stopover and wintering areas.
When the American Goldfinch molts in spring, it makes a dramatic change in plumage, from somber winter-brown with only a pale yellow tinge, to bright sunshine-yellow and coal-black. There is an element of luck in birdwatching, and sometimes that luck is mostly bad. Snowy Owls are usually rare visitors to Western Washington.
Tree Swallows and Western Bluebirds are among the earliest northbound migrants to arrive in Washington, heralding spring a month before the equinox. A Winter Wren may dart from hiding to grab a meal. But the supply is limited.
Suddenly a flock of hundreds of birds rises from the ground beneath the apple trees, swarming in tight formation, wing-tip to wing-tip. So they called this one a Robin, too.
But how did that old legend get started, that storks bring babies?