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A spotted towhee with a wasp in its beak, and a dusting of cottonwood.

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A photo of a spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus), a large sparrow with a black head, black and white spotted back, long black tail, rust-colored sides, white belly, and bright red irises. It is perched on a moss-covered tree stump and has the remains of a yellowjacket or similar black and yellow striped insect in its beak, facing to the left of frame. Out of focus green leaves fill up the background.

Male lazuli bunting among the lupines.

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A photo of a male lazuli bunting (Passerina amoena), a small finch-like songbird with a vivid blue head, back, and wings, perched on a thin vertical dried stalk set amongst purple blooming lupine flowers. Its back is to the camera and it is facing to the left of frame, showing off all of its blue coloring.

I was cursing myself for not bringing my actual camera with me to the coast today because there happened to be decent bird action, but thankfully, this Brown Pelican let me get close enough to get a couple of decent phone photos before taking off.
Siletz Bay, Central Oregon Coast

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A fairly large brown bird with a white belly, standing on a piece of driftwood on a white sand beach. It has webbed feet and an almost comically long beak and a thin, S-shaped neck.

The same bird, lifting its wings about to take flight. In this pose, you can really see the tuft of lighter-colored feathers on its head, which resemble a tiny mohawk.

White-crowned sparrow at the tulip farm.

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A photo of a white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) perched amongst red-orange tulips facing to the right, with its beak wide open mid-song.

A Western Bluebird that I saw at Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge today.

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A blue bird with a rust colored patch on its back is in flight, its wings pointed downward.

The same bird is now perched on a bare branch. Its chest is rust colored on top and grey below. Its head is turned, showing its pointy beak.

The same bird from the previous picture, now facing the camera head on.

My favorite yard visitor, the northern flicker. Just put up a nest box for him over the weekend, but also moved the feeder so they wouldn't be too close together, and he hasn't found it yet. Hope he forgives us.

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A photo of the glorious northern flicker, a sleek taupe-colored woodpecker with a gray face and a long beak, bright red cheek patches, a large black bar across its chest, black barring across its back and wings, black polka dots all over its belly, and red-orange tail feathers outlined and tipped in black. It is a male perched on the top of a wooden trellis facing to the left, and it is mid squawk with its beak wide open.

A photo of a large, newly-built wooden nesting box mounted to a black rain-spattered metal pole with an anti-rodent baffle attached to it. A

Scrub jay Tuesday. Tuesjay, they tell me. Or is it Thursjay? All the days can end in jay I don't know how people keep track or choose this stuff.

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A photo of a California scrub jay (Aphelocoma californica), a medium-sized songbird with a vibrant blue head, wings, and tail, gray underside, white throat, black eyes, white eyebrows, black beak, and black legs. It is perched on a tree branch facing to the left.

Male Anna's hummingbird guarding his feeder in the Portland snow.

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A photo of a male Anna's hummingbird perched on the end of a bare brown branch with snowflakes swirling around it blurrily, its iridescent red and green head feathers flared out a bit at the throat and very shiny.

One of these things is not quite like the others...

Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Polk County, Oregon. December 29, 2024.

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A photograph of a partially submerged wooden pole with green moss growing on it sticking out of a blue pond. Two mallards (a brown female with light spots and a more colorful male with a grey back, brown chest, and dark green head) are sleeping mid-way up the pole, their heads tucked under their wings. Nearer to the water, a Brewers Blackbird (blue-black in color and much smaller than the mallards) sits. In the water in front of the pole, a Northern Shoveler (iridescent green head, brown body, black wings, an intense yellow eye, and a wide dark bill) is scooping something out of the water. The tops of some brown weeds can be seen next to the pole.

Yesterday, I visited the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge for the first time. This little Golden-crowned Kinglet was kind enough to pose for a couple of pictures for me as I made my way along the River Trail.

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A small mostly-grey bird with a tiny, sharp beak looking forward. The bird has a black cap with a yellow strip in the middle, making it look like a yellow mohawk. The wings also show some drab yellow stripes, along with some darker grey.

I love how round and angry-looking these little birds are.

Bushtit, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem, Oregon. November 9, 2024.

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A small, very round, soft-looking grey-brown bird perched on a thorny branch. Behind it is a leaf in the process of turning from green to brown. The leaf is larger than the bird. The bird is looking to the left side of the picture frame. The darker coloring around its eye makes it look a bit like it is furrowing its brow in anger.

Ah, to be a tiny wren in a green forest full of moss and ferns!

A Pacific Wren seen in the McDonald Research Forest, Benton County, Oregon. November 2, 2024

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A small brown bird with a pointy beak, sitting on a wet-looking, moss-covered branch amongst a field of green ferns and other green foliage. The bird is facing away from the camera, as if to say "I said you can listen to me sing, but did I say you could photograph me?!"

I saw more rough-skinned newts on my hike today than I ever have before. Not that that was too hard to do: Before today, I had seen only one rough-skinned newt.

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A brown newt crawling across the cap of a wet-looking reddish-brown mushroom. Under that mushroom are four smaller mushrooms. The rest of the ground is covered in red and yellow fallen leaves.

Western Pond Turtles sunning on a log in a pond that used to be a gravel pit.
October 19, 2024, Benton County, Oregon.

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Three turtles sit in a line on a log that is in a murky green pond. The right-most and left-most turtles have their necks fully extend, while the middle turtle is mostly in its shell.

If you're a ground squirrel, why are you in a TREE?! seen yesterday at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge in the Willamette Valley, Oregon.

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A grey squirrel with shiny black eyes and a specked back perched in the crook of a moss-covered branch of an oak tree.

Is #SquirrelSunday a thing?

California Ground Squirrel (probably the Douglas' subspecies based on the location) seen at Spencer Butte in Eugene, Oregon on July 7, 2024.

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A mostly tan-colored rodent, its fur specked with white and darker brown areas. It has large, shiny black eyes and short ears. It is standing next to two small purple and one small yellow flowers.

A bushtit for your Friday.

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A small grey bird perched on a lichen covered twig against a background of green leaves. Some faint spiderwebs can be seen on the twig the bird is perched on. The bird is turned, looking it the left of the frame. It has a small black beak and a clear, pale eye. Its tail is nearly the length of its body.

An excited Cedar Waxwing at St. Louis Fish Ponds County Park, Marion County, Oregon.

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A medium-sized perching bird on a branch of a tree with green foliage in the background, seen from slightly below. It has its beak open and wings up and out. Its plumage looks smooth and soft. The feathers on its head are a buff color, with fade to a pale yellow almost mid-belly. It has a black "mask" over its eyes, which blends into its black beak. The tips of its tailfeathers are a bright yellow.

I see Northern Flickers quite often, but I never can get decent pictures of one. Today, at St. Louis Fish Ponds County Park, I was finally able to get a clear and somewhat close picture of one.

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A brown/grey bird with black speckles all over its body, a black collar, red cheeks, and a rusty colored tail tipped with black sits on a snag that is lightly covered in moss, looking over its shoulder. A green tree and grey sky can be seen in the background.

I spotted this American Goldfinch in my yard. This was the first time I had seen one in my yard! I couldn't tell if she had brought this mixture of fuzz, spiderweb, and feathers to this branch, or if she was contemplating taking it.

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