John 6/24/21 John 6/24/21

Mourning Dove in the Country, Rock Pigeon Downtown, God Everywhere

On doves, pigeons, and the Holy Spirit.

John 6/22/21 John 6/22/21

Western Tiger Swallowtail, Just in Time for #PollinatorWeek

A Western Tiger Swallowtail on some rose campions.

John 6/21/21 John 6/21/21

Common Yellowthroat Warbler on a cattail in the rain.

John 6/18/21 John 6/18/21

Anna’s Hummingbird at a flower.

John 6/11/21 John 6/11/21

A Red-breasted Nuthatch gathers material for a nest.

John 6/10/21 John 6/10/21

Anna’s Hummingbird perched.

John 6/9/21 John 6/9/21

Bewick’s Wren on a branch.

John 6/8/21 John 6/8/21

Backlit California Quail on a perch.

John 6/6/21 John 6/6/21

Two Ospreys at the end of the day.

John 6/2/21 John 6/2/21

A mystery songbird — perhaps an Orange-crowned Warbler? — sings in a tree.

John 5/29/21 John 5/29/21

Female Anna’s Hummingbird in flight.

John 5/27/21 John 5/27/21

Bees in the garden, loving the catmint (not the Katniss).

John 5/26/21 John 5/26/21

Three’s a crowd with these Cedar Waxwings.

John 5/25/21 John 5/25/21

John 5/24/21 John 5/24/21

Osprey clutches a fish along the Willamette River.

John 5/23/21 John 5/23/21

Last week I was reminded three times that to do bird photography well is to do it ethically.