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Olympia - Part II

Birders Scott and Penny are back at it in Olympia, Washington. Here’s how their long day of birding in Washington’s capital turned out: We had enough time after lunch to walk to the capitol building along the shores of Capital Lake, a dammed body of water adjacent to Budd Inlet, resting below the capitol itself.  The [...]

Olympia - Part I

Birders Scott and Penny set out for a two-part birding adventure. Check out what they saw in colorful detail… Bored with the normal weekend pursuit of new yard birds, Scott and I went looking for a novel local area in which to bird.  After all it was Scott’s birthday weekend and we needed something completely different [...]

A Few Lessons from Dillon

“Can we go bird chasing tomorrow?!” We are visiting Scott’s family in the tiny town of Spences Bridge, British Columbia.  His young great-nephew is eager to go birding with us again.  We have taken him out in the height of the spring and early summer when Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lazuli Buntings, and Osprey drip from the trees [...]

The Trouble with Tabbies

Here’s another post from our birding experts, Penny Rose and Scott Hoskin: The dreaded phone call finally came on a Friday afternoon.  While relaxing on his day off Scott was horrified to see Lady Raz catch and kill a Dark-eyed Junco in our backyard before he could intervene.  This little tabby had shown up in our [...]

How Suet It Is… another post for the birds

The gift Mary Jo shared with us has been a tremendous boost to the birds in our backyard. Try it in your backyard- whether the wilds of Arizona or in less likely urban backyard, you will be delighted with the results. Here's the recipe:

Food for thought- feeding hummingbirds

Feeding hummingbirds correctly is simple and rewarding.  Doing it incorrectly can be disappointing or worse, fatal for the hummingbirds.  Keys for success include following the simple 4 to 1 ratio recipe that mimics the sugar content of wildflower nectar and keeping the feeders clean. Difficulties arise in feeding when we humans attempt to enhance this recipe.  [...]

What Began as a Birding Adventure …

It’s time for the next birding adventure with birding experts Penny Rose and Scott Hoskin: “Skunk!…………….Swimming!” Scott exclaimed. “What?” My partner Scott and I had just completed a six hour arduous but gorgeous journey from Seattle to the heart of Okanogan County. I was sure that the stress of driving the open top Land [...]