Recently fledged Barn Swallows perched on an electric wire in a barn near Wren, Oregon 2025.07.28

Oregon “bee-eater” Junco perched on a metal trellis with 2 large bees in its beak near Wren, Oregon 2025.07.09 🪶

Western Cattle-Egret perched on top of a wooden pole at Hornsby Bend near Austin, Texas 2025.06.24 🪶

White-eyed Vireo perched on a tree branch at McKinney Falls State Park, Austin, Texas 2025.06.22 🪶

Eastern Kingbird along the Malheur River, Malheur County, Oregon 2025.06.12 🪶

Snowy Plover at Alvord Desert, Oregon 2025.06.13 🪶

Black-crowned Night Heron at The Narrows, Malheur Lake, Harney County, Oregon 2025.06.11 🪶

Female (left) and male (right) Western Bluebirds perched on a rusty wire fence near Wren, Oregon 2025.06.04 🪶

Western Bluebird male perched on a metal fencepost near Wren, Oregon 2025.06.01 🪶

House Wren perched in a holly tree near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.30 🪶

Violet-green Swallow male perched on a rusty fence late yesterday near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.29. Probably the same individual that I posted on 20 May. 🪶

American Robin perched on a wooden grape arbor near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.26 🪶

Hi Jack and Kelli, Thanks for the note and have a great time in Africa. Trips with Rick and Joan always are an adventure.

American Goldfinch male perched on a branch near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.21 🪶

Male Anna’s Hummingbird perched on a wire trellis near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.20 🪶

Male Violet-Green Swallow perched on a wire fence near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.20 🪶

Northern House Wren perched on a metal trellis near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.19 🪶

An adult Turkey Vulture perched on the top of a pole above a bluebird nest box near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.16 🪶

Western Wood-Pewee perched on a tree branch at Marys River Park, Philomath, Oregon 2025.05.15 🪶

A female Black-headed Grosbeak perched on a feeder near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.14 🪶

This has been a year of abundant small mammals near Wren, Oregon. The Barn Owls using our nest box have responded accordingly. Four Barn Owlets in a nest box 2025.05.14 🪶

American Goldfinch perched on a dead vine near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.10 🪶

Whimbrel standing in shallow water on a mudflat in Yaquina Bay, Oregon 2025.05.08 🪶

Chipping Sparrow perched in a Douglas-fir tree near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.07 🪶

Subadult bald eagle. Note that the eye and beak are turning yellow.

The first Black-Headed Grosbeak that we have seen this year on our property near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.04 🪶

Portraits of male and female Evening Grosbeaks at a sunflower seed feeder near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.04 🪶

Thank you :-)

Violet-Green Swallow perched on a wooden post near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.02 🪶

European Starling perched in a maple tree near Wren, Oregon 2025.05.01 🪶