Category Archives: Wildlife

columba (pigeon or dove) fasciata (banded) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California The trail I was on soon entered open fields, so I cut over to another trail called the Waterline Road and headed … Continue reading →

baeolophus (from baio, little, and pogon, beard)  inornatus (without adornments, plain) Sunday, February 15, 2015 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve in Murrieta, California I explained to the woman who took my entrance fee in the visitor center that I was … Continue reading →

I saw two Mockingbirds hanging about a trash can along the Tennessee River. I figured it was a long shot, but I put the chair on the can and stepped back. Within five minutes, I had these photos. The other … Continue reading →

I happened upon this frog as I was walking through a residential area at least half a mile from the nearest water. It was in the street, and made several long, panicky leaps to get away from me. It finally … Continue reading →

The Field Museum hall of birds is as close as I will ever come to seeing several species of North American birds that have become extinct relatively recently. Great Auk, last seen in 1852. (The bird in the background is … Continue reading →