Category Archives: Nature and the Outdoors

The Day After the Storm

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Roger

On the day after the 15-inch November snow storm, I took these photos out my study window. I threw some bird seed on the small section of roof just outside my study window. Goldfinches (below), Juncos (bottom), Chickadees and House … Continue reading →

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Bird #61c — Dark-Eyed Junco (Oregon)

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Roger

junco hyemalis thurberi Thursday, November 5, 2015 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Vancouver, Washington There is a large English-style garden in front of the Hudson’s Bay stockade in the National Park. As I walked along the path that led … Continue reading →

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Bird #472 — Cackling Goose

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Roger

branta (to burn) hutchinsii (named for Thomas Hutchins, 1790 English attache of the Hudson’s Bay Company) Thursday, February 5, 2015 Fort Vancouver National Historic Site — Vancouver, Washington In 2004, it was determined that the four smallest subspecies of the … Continue reading →

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Fair Oaks Farms

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Roger

We’ve driven past this place many times and seen the enormous cows and corncobs and chairs that serve as advertisements along I-65. We invited friends along and met them there at 9:30 on a Saturday morning. We decided, since we … Continue reading →

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Meadow Vole

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Roger

I spotted this guy running in tiny circles in the grass along a road. I suspect there was something wrong with him. At best, he was lost and desperate to find his hole. As I approached with my iPhone, he … Continue reading →

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