This week we journeyed yet again back to the cottonwood gallery along
a nearby creek to see what breeding birds we might find. Here are
two quintessential sights from a warm morning in the gallery.
This male Lazuli bunting glances up at one of its mates, a dull brown
female, higher in the canopy.
Below, a bee pollinates cow parsnip blossoms, a plant which bears
love to eat in the early spring.
We also watched a western wood-pewee snatching passing insects
out of the air in a behavior typical of flycatchers called “hawking”.
Until next time…
