On recent Spencer’s Butte ramble (trip report), a couple of uncommon birds were encountered. First, Barred Owls were 2x encountered but only 1x seen. The photo take was trash and the pair would not sit still – so photos are … Read More

For the first baseline hike of the ’21 season (the last ramble was 12-24-20), a quick Spencer Butte ramble fit the bill. Left the house before 07:00 on a coldish foggy day and was back home around noon. See All … Read More

Walking around town on a sunny chilly February day with the first flowers showing and patio furniture being cleaned and set out … Yellows Blue, purple and pink Red (more…)

Walking along the bike trail around the mill race … which in places looks like this (sadly) These geese were sitting on top of a very tall cut tree looking, looking majestic (at least for geese) A lonely woodpecker was … Read More

Eugene is just one of those places you do not want to leave Other folks left their nests behind, but will be coming back soon (Great Blue Heron) This below is one of three osprey nests around Autzen Stadium. Unclear … Read More

Cold morning ramble around Spencer Butte on Christmas Eve morning Earlier in the week, the moonrise was perfectly clear And another day, the sunrise painted a dirty sky red and orange above our neighbor’s house (more…)

So many good pics and such amazing animals. I literally watch them almost every day at the feeder on our deck. I refill it almost every week (it seems hummingbirds do not like stale food – the older it gets, … Read More

If you look closely on the left side of the pic, you can see the flapping wings of the visitor. The hummingbird at the feeder immediately flamed out his neck … voila! (more…)

Due to the near term weather patterns this will probably be the last ‘outside of town’ for the year. The trails will be muddy beyond fun. Warmer than recent rambles, but clear and oddly very few humans on the trails. … Read More

With walking around and outside of town, neighbors often show up to look too, or they just keep doing what they do – completely ignoring walkers. Crows are so hard to photograph as they are both color changers and incredibly … Read More