Battle for a home

It’s all about the battle to make a home and keep it.

Oregon’s Wildlife Safari

Wildlife Safari is the only drive-through animal park in the state.

Critters

I like to believe they all make up my own personal menagerie.

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds have discovered my feeder. It’s clear they migrated in, because one day there were none, and the next day there were dozens. I watch them from my home office window and marvel at their antics. Part of the appeal is that they are so remarkably tiny, as if being small should make it harder […]

Something else to think about

It’s all election all the time today. Thank goodness I have something else to think about.

Goodbye Summer

This year I’m still yearning for summer.

Bird Cache

I should have been focusing on my work, I know. But sometimes it’s much more interesting to gaze through the window at the backyard. One of the ubiquitous Western Scrub-Jays was digging with its beak. He must have been hitting a small rock in the soil, because it went “tink, tink, tink,” as the bird […]

Birds in the Park

One fun thing about my week was discovering the variety of birds in a place I did not expect to find so many birds.

Back Yard Characters

It’s hard for me to think of chickadees as big mean birds, since they’re about 2 1/2 inches tall.

Stepping in for Mom

I felt for a moment as though I was channeling her spirit.