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."😎👍

Big Birds at the Wetlands

A summer day.  The sun is hot and bright here early.  🌞

Most of Canada Goose go up north during the hot months.  But some of them still stay here and raise young ones.

 

Canada Goose:  "We are on landing training.  A smooth landing today."🪿

Great Blue Heron:  "I raise young ones here, too.  Less babies to feed at the colony now."👶

Osprey:  "I am here, too.  Today I am flying together with my spouse."🤗😘

May Wetlands Scene

 The water level is already low.  We want more rain.🦅💧💧

Bald Eagle:  "I want more rain."💧

Osprey:  "I don't know if we can raise a young this year."💧

Cedar Waxwing:  "We are back.  We like to eat berries and see friends here."💧🙏

Summer is Almost Over

 The wetlands now show the end of  summer.😢🐝🌻

Belted Kingfisher

"I come here close to the end of summer."😄

Osprey

"I was born this year and now have to find my own food."👍

Black-headed Grosbeak

"I like these berries at the end of summer. 

I will leave for south pretty soon."🫐😎

The Wetlands in July

 The wetlands nearby have many birds during summer.

"Hi, I am a male American Goldfinch.  

I fly around here in a small flock."👍

"Hi, I am a female House Finch.  I am busy eating the berries."😋

"Hi, I am an Osprey.   I just woke up from my nap on the branch."

(I do not fall easily!)🤩😎🎶

A Summer Scene

 After a month, we revisited the wetland.

"I haven't seen you lately.  It's nice to see you back."

"I hope I can catch a fish this morning."

"I was born this spring.   I am growing up fast."

Summer is Over

 At the wetland, there are many Goldfinches munching the weed seeds at the end of summer.

"Fall is a nice time of the year for the seeds.  Munch, munch...😄"

Early in the morning, I can see one or two Belted Kingfishers catching a fish.

"My eyes are super good to see a fish moving👀😎."

On a lucky day, I can take a close up photo of an Osprey.

"I have a better vision to catch a big fish👀👀😁."

Summer at the Wetland

At the wetland, I saw a Killdeer.  It is the busy time for them to take care of babies.

"Just stay out of my nest, please."

 

Osprey was high up in the sky looking for a fish down below.

"I have to find a fish for my babies."

California Ground Squirrel was just relaxing and stretched out on the old log.

"I feel so good this morning. "

June at the Wetland

 Some of Canada Geese stay at the wetland nearby to raise their family.

The other day when we were walking around a big pond, a gooseling was walking toward me.

It was getting closer and closer.

"I am lost.  Where is my mom?😢😢"

Then it hid in the bush and swam into the pond, where it finally found his/her family.   

"I found my mom!😍😍"

Up above, an Osprey was flying around.

"No catch today👀👀💦."

Nest Building Material?

 It is raining again.  But my roses are now beginning to bloom

Yellow Roses

At the wetland, we saw two Ospreys early in the morning👀😍.

"I am trying to catch a fish down there💪💦."

Here is a photo of another osprey carrying a bamboo stick😄.  What for?

"I have to hurry back home for the nest building😅👍."

Bird Food

 For birds, summer is a hunting season.

Osprey like to hunt over the water with their sharp eyes.  Quite often it catches a big fish.

"Look at this big catch."

A Song Sparrow likes to find a bug in the air.  What is it?

"I don't know, but it tastes good."

A Western Grebe dives into the water to catch a fish or two.

"Right now, I am so full that I just enjoy the calm water early in the morning,"

Busy Summer Scene

The weather in Oregon fluctuates too much lately.  A week ago, it was very hot around 90 F degrees; now it is below normal, below 65 F degrees.

A few days ago at the end of the hot spell, we stopped over at the wetland.

Osprey:  "I am hunting a fish from high above."

Greater Yellowlegs:  "I am hunting on the ground."

Cedar Waxwing:  "I am hunting in the bush and nesting nearby in summer."

Today's Catch

This time of the year, at the nearby wetland, we often see an Osprey hunting for a fish.  The other day I saw a big fish being carried away.

"I have a super vision."

Ready for a big splash....

Is it a big catch?

Heavy, indeed.

"Hurry to feed my little ones!"

A Diving Bird

Too many showers lately, but it's good for roses in my backyard.

At the nearby reservoir, I saw an Osprey hunting and diving for a fish.

"No fish today."

"I will try another place."

A Big Carp

After a long while, we made a trip to the nearby wetland this week.  Due to the hot weather, one half of the reservoir is mostly dry and filled with long reeds and weeds.    There must be many birds nesting amongst the reeds.   We saw some geese and ducks.  And what was most interesting was an Osprey circling over the reservoir for sometime with on and off hovering over the water.  I saw him/her once dived into the water, but could not tell whether it caught any fish or not.

"I am grabbing a fish anytime."

As I walked around the reservoir, I took photos of the bird here and there.  About halfway around the reservoir, all of a sudden, I heard a big thump behind me as if someone threw a rock at me.   Then  I discovered a 10-inch big carp just dumped from the sky right behind me.  Probably to warn me that I should not be following the young bird.  It turned out  that two of them were around.

A dead fish 

Soon the Osprey was relieved to see us leave.

"Just leave us alone.  We are just busy catching the meals."