Sunday, November 8, 2026

My Winter Friend Is Here

The fall rain has dropped most of the Japanese maple leaves.🍁




 A week ago, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet arrived and found a lot of  little bugs in the bushes(honeysuckle).

"I know where the bugs are.  Then Juncos and Chickadees 
followed me to finish them up.😋😥"




"Now I need to get clean before the real winter rain arrives."

Saturday, October 31, 2026

Many Winter Birds

The other day at the nearby wetlands, I saw a huge number of Cackling Goose. 


"Honk, honk, honk.  We are so crowded and very loud today."😙



"We are up high in the sky."😁🍁





"I am down here.  We are Green-winged Teal.  We just joined here."😁

Happy Halloween!🎃🎃








Saturday, October 24, 2026

Freezing Temperature

 The freezing temperature returned in my backyard.   The leaves are changing colors.


Red-breasted Nuthatch:  "The suet helps me to stay warm in the cold weather."😋




Song Sparrow:  "I still like the seeds here."😋




Western Scrub-jay:  "Look at the beautiful red blueberry leaves."🍁




Red-breasted Sapsucker:  "I am a rare visitor, but I heard a commotion here."🎃😁




Saturday, October 17, 2026

Autumn Colors

 Yellow and red leaves are everywhere now.🍁




A Cooper's Hawk came back to my backyard after a long absence.🤩


"I wanted to check on the backyard this afternoon. 
 Everybody is already hidden.  I am not popular here."🥲




A few days afterwards, a Red-tailed Hawk was flying up above.


"I love the autumn weather.  Warm, but not hot. 
The sky is so high that I can see far away."👍





Saturday, October 10, 2026

Autumn Weather

At the wetlands,  quite a few little birds were flying around the bushes, eating seeds.

 

"I am a Lesser Goldfinch."😋



"I am a Cedar Waxwing and soon moving to a warmer area."☺️




"Who am I? "

"I think I am a Yellow-rumped Warbler, just 
returned from the woods for winter."🍁🎃




Saturday, October 3, 2026

Fall Visitor

 Another beautiful sky.





A warm weather helps the fuchsia keep blooming this fall.





Someone came back to my backyard.  There are several of them.


"Every fall I come back here with  my family. 
 My favorite seeds are here."😋


Sunday, September 27, 2026

Fall Backyard

 Roses are still in bloom in my backyard (No more fertilizing here.)




 American Robins came back from the woods. 

" It's nice to have a bird bath here."👍




Anna's Hummingbird:  "I still like these hotlips."😋


Saturday, September 19, 2026

Fall Migration

 One morning at the wetlands.  Look up high in the fall sky,   Who are they?🤔



"We are American White Pelican, stopping over 
here for a little while, on the way to south."☺️


"Today is a super day. nice and warm."👍




" We are about 20 of us travelling together."🤩


Saturday, September 12, 2026

One Fall Day

 A high sky with clouds





The blueberry bush is now changing the color.



House Finches are busy finishing up raising their young.

Right:  "I am big now, but my mom has to feed me still."🥰



" I am getting late going down south.  
Today is warm, so I stopped over.  See you next March."☺️
(note: Rufous Hummingbird is a summer bird here.)







Saturday, September 5, 2026

School Started Now

This past week has been cold.  I hope we still have some warm weather left. 


Pie-billed Grebe;  "I hope so.  I will stay here during the cold months."☺️


Green Heron:  "I am not made for cold, so I will be leaving soon for south."😉


Canada Goose:  "We are made tough.  We will be around all the time."🤩


Saturday, August 29, 2026

Now Robin Returned.

Cabbage Patch Butterflies are still around.  They like the leftover lavenders. 🦋




American Robins returned to my backyard.


"I found food here."🪰🐜🪱


The other day, a male Robin brought a young one for bathing here.

"My kid now knows how to get cleaned.  
Don't you think I taught him good?"🥰😁👍


Saturday, August 22, 2026

Fall Scene

The Blue Heron colony now has no one.  Everyone is grown up before winter.   Yeah!👍




"I am one of them.  My mom told me it will be cold soon
 and I have to improve on the hunting skill."  👍



" Me, too.  I am getting better at it."😋☺️

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Not So Hot Anymore

I can feel the autumn breeze once in a while.   A little butterfly flies around together with a bumble bee in my backyard.🐝🦋





Summer flowers are mostly done.  Anna's Hummingbird is back to the sugar water.

"Summer flowers are not so sweet now.  I am back to your sugar water."😋




"I am a Rufuous Hummingbird and on the way 
to south.  I still like your hotlips."😋




Saturday, August 8, 2026

Hot Days

 Hot days in Oregon.🍦🍧

A few days ago, it was worse with the forest fire smoke.  The sun was eerie orange colored.  Today is lot better.  The wetlands now have rosehips.




Purple Martins were at the nest.  Are they still raising little ones again?


"Just hanging around here.  We are all grown-up now."☺️




"I caught a big fish this morning.  Look at this 
under my right claws.  A lucky day today."😎👍




Saturday, August 1, 2026

My Backyard Is Busy

The hot weather is here.  The lawn is brown, but I try to water some with the well water.  The roses are in bloom all summer long with sun, water, and  fertilizer.



"Find a bee amongst the flowers."🐝



"The clothesline is a place for rest between the fights."😁



"We like the suet even in the summer."😋




Saturday, July 25, 2026

Summer Days

 My backyard was heating up for a week.  But finally it cooled down and is just right for summer.  A couple of cabbage patch butterflies visit here often.  Their favorite is the lavender.




"Sweet juice."😋




Western Scrub-jay:  "I still like the suet."😋



American Robin:  "I picked up one of the sweet blueberries."😋




Chestnut-backed Chickadee:  "I like the suet all the year around."😋