Gulf of Mexico (Part 2)

We drove an hour south to the beach on Sunday. The couple of days we spent there were so fun and I got a lot of awesome bird photos. I've gotten a bit tired of seeing the same Oregon birds over and over, so it was really nice to see all these new birds.

 This is a Black-Bellied Whistling Duck on the side of a little stream.

 Me and my Grandma saw this cormorant by a little pond near our condo. Sadly, we discovered it had a fishing lure stuck on it's back.

 I believe this is a Willet, but I'm not 100% sure.

 There were a LOT of Laughing Gulls on the beach.

 I'm not quite sure what this little bird is (since all sandpipers look super similar), but my best guess is that it's a Western Sandpiper.

 I took this photo of a Snowy Egret from the balcony of our condo. I love the egret's bright yellow feet.

 This is a Roseate Spoonbill which I was very happy to see. It was by a little stream, but I accidentally scared it and it flew up and perched on the power line.

 I'm pretty sure this is a Eastern Kingbird. Whatever it is, it's really pretty.

 A White Ibis by the beach.

 I saw this little birdy twice on the boardwalk to the beach. I think it's a juvenile Eastern Meadowlark.

 Another Willet at the beach.

 I LOVE these photos I got of this heron. Sadly, I don't know what type of heron it is....

 These are probably my favorite bird pictures I've ever taken.

 A Brown Pelican diving for his dinner.

I hope you enjoyed these photos. I had a great time taking them :)

Texas Birds (Part 1)

Hello everyone! This past week my family and I traveled to Texas to visit my grandparents. I was super excited for the trip, hoping to see many cool birds (which I did). Here are my photos from my grandparents neighborhood.

 There are many ducks at a lake nearby and they all came up to us, hoping for food.

 Northern Mockingbirds are the state birds of Texas, and they were EVERYWHERE.

 I also saw lots of Egrets. This Great Egret was on the side of the road.

A turtle!

Waterfront Birds #2

Hello! Last week my dad and I went to the waterfront looking for birds. I saw many cool birds, but not as many ducks as I had hoped.

 There were three different families of geese on the Hood River. So many goslings!

 I also saw many squirrels. I thought they were cute so I put them in here.

 This jay kept perching near me, allowing me to get some cool photos of him.

 My dad spotted this Bald Eagle and while I was editing the photos i realized he has a fish in his talons!

I saw a couple Killdeers and even a Spotted Sandpiper (which I had never seen before). I didnt get a good picture of the sandpiper though.
I hope you enjoyed these photos! Happy May.

April Hummingbirds

I recently filled our hummingbird feeder and I've been taking lots of pictures of these fascinating birds. I love watching them.

 This is an Anna's Hummingbird.

 I absolutely love seeing male Rufous Hummingbirds. They are bright orange. This one i named Cheeto. Did you know hummingbirds flap their wings 50-200 times a second? Because they move so much, they have to eat twice their body weight in calories every day.

I hope you enjoyed these photos! Bye!

Waterfront Birds

Hello! Today my mom and I walked the waterfront and saw some cool birds. Here are some of the photos I got:

 The first bird we saw was this American Coot. You can't see it in this photo, but American Coots have weird feet.

 This wren was singing a beautiful song.

 We saw lots of Common Mergansers.

 This is the male ↑

 And this one above is the female!

 It was so cool seeing this Pied-billed Grebe catch this fish. It took him a few tries before he could swallow it!

March Birds

Hello! Today my family and I went to Catherine Creek trail head for a quick hike. There were so many of these Lewis's Woodpeckers flying from tree to tree. They land on a tree, then take off and fly in a circle (catching bugs) then land back on the tree. It's fun to watch. 

 A hummingbird in our front yard.

There are so many robins around our house right now.

Happy Spring and bye for now! :)

Feeder Birds

Hello! It is so nice out today! You might even think it's spring until you walk outside and it's FREEZING! This morning i went into our garden to take some more bird photos. I had just filled the feeders yesterday, and there were so many birds. I even saw a male Anna's Hummingbird and a Red-Breasted Sapsucker, but i wasn't able to get any pictures of them.

 I tried to get some really close up shots of these birds.

 I love the bold orange on Spotted Towhees.

 I also saw a Northern Flicker poking through the grass.

Haha i had some fun editing this one! I thought it would be fun to add LOTS of saturation.
I hope you enjoyed these photos!