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August 26, 2024

Early this evening in the Bear Creek Greenbelt, a young Red-tailed Hawk was being harassed by several Blue Jays:

Red-tailed Hawk and Blue Jay

An American bullfrog in the pond that never freezes:

American bullfrog

August 24, 2024

Early this morning in the Bear Creek Greenbelt:

Beaver eating one of its favorite foods, a cattail

How we typically see Great Blue Herons:

When they let loose:

Late afternoon at Bear Creek Lake Park:

Broad-tailed Hummingbird arriving at nest

Broad-tailed Hummingbird ensconced on nest

If you’re wondering how I got the hummingbird shots . . . I balanced on a half-rotted stump for 25 minutes, staying as still as possible, while holding an eight-pound camera and lens rig, repeatedly checking that the camera was focused on the nest, as well as compensating for the fading light.

August 22, 2024

Bushtits are now roaming in flocks of a dozen or more again.  Here’s one in my backyard:

Bushtit

Hummingbird action has ticked up.

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

But perhaps the hummingbird that got hung up in the feeder yesterday (see video in 8/21/24 entry) is injured, even though it did end up flying off.  I’m not positive it’s the same hummer, but twice today I’ve seen a hummer slumped at the feeder.  Both times when I went out on to the deck, the hummer flew off, albeit slowly.

Hummingbird