10,000 Birds

AUGUST 20, 2011

The deer walked down the road, seemingly unconcerned with being so close to an open car window that revealed an excitedly babbling family and a clicking camera. The Black-tailed Deer , or, in this case, the Columbian Black-tailed Deer , is not a full species, but one of two black-tailed subspecies of Mule Deer.*

Deer 140

Deer Mules Alaska Mammals 140

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 4, 2016

Summer is too hot, the birds are quiet in fall, and winter is too cold. A whole bunch of pictures of the birds found around the cabin are below. It seemed to me like Western Scrub-Jays are as good as keeping a sentinel bird up as Florida Scrub-Jays. Oh well, the trail was nice and the kids liked the nice looks at Mule Deer.

Birds 102

Birds Mules Utah Deer 102

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

With shore side access limited to the northern end of the lake, that protection allows for a large population of water based birds. This is a bird that I have no memory of when I was a kid growing up here. In a 3 mile stretch of grassland, with sprinklers flowing, I counted well over 100 of these dark birds.

Dogs 106

Dogs Mules Deer Oregon 106