"Eagle Back View" Since the bald eagle was protected under the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 and the Endangered Species Act in 1973, there have been many stories of successful recovery. The iconic birds are now prolific and under a conservation status of...
The behavior of wild animals can be fascinating. Especially so when you come to expect certain things, and then something else happens. Such is the case of the indecisive osprey. I was spending some time on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge when I found...
Lately, I've had occasion to revisit some of my photos from last year. As a result, I was reminded of some interesting behavior I witnessed involving a great blue heron. It happened near the mouth of the Columbia River in a little town called Chinook, Washington,...
On Sunday and Monday, March 11th and 12th 2018, whales entered the Smith River in northern California. To be honest, I don't know for sure if there were multiple whales or just one, but there were at least three different times over two days when a whale was in the...