Although I haven’t had a lot of luck birding in Utah this winter, there is a pretty consistent supply of backyard birds that enjoy my feeders.  I have great hopes for the backyard.  I want to start gardening so I can grow my own vegetables, but I’m also planning the garden based on how I [...]

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Brigham City, UT is cold.

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The first bird that I saw after moving to Utah is the House Sparrow.  

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When I first started birding, all sparrows looked alike.  From some angles it’s very hard to tell.

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Today was a beautiful day in Pescadero.  It was a bit cold, but not compared to the rest of the country.  The beaches were mostly empty, though, so I guess the everyone believes that winter is approaching.

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Yesterday we headed down to Pescadero, CA to visit the Ano Nuevo State Reserve. We passed a marsh where the fog was doing really neat things over the water. I really love living along the coast because of the frequent fog.   After the detour we reached the reserve. Ano Nueovo State Reserve is very [...]

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In reviewing the blog analytics, I’ve determined that a lot of people reach this website by researching the Internet for basic cockatiel information.  So this is a post on how to give your bird a shower. Bathing is very healthy for birds.  They get dusty and showers are good for maintaining shiny feathers.  Plus, once [...]

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I love capturing birds in motion. The most common, scrappy bird becomes a piece of art. Below is a pigeon flying after pieces of bread. This may be my favorite bird picture because his head and the pieces of bread are in focus, while the wings become out-of-focus at the edges. This is a brown [...]

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It’s amazing how quickly things change during the Spring. I’ve been visiting the same forest area every 1-2 weeks and everything has been blossoming in the last few weeks. I’ve actually had trouble getting into the underbrush to photograph birds. Last weekend these two white-crowned sparrows were very willing to be photographed. One must have [...]

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Spring has been coming for awhile here in Northern California. Audrey had his molt about a month ago. Conner is molting now. It looks like someone tried to kill him; there are feathers everywhere. Many of my friends have reported crazy hormonal behavior in their birds. Lots of screaming, biting, and territorial behavior. Conner and [...]

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