Busy birds in Bend

Another visit to Central Oregon last weekend provided a few good opportunities for some close encounters with interesting birds in action. The Anna's Hummingbird has been using the same perch on a dead willow near the Deschutes River for several months, at least. The Red Crossbills have returned to my son-in-law's feeder after an absence of several months, and some Cliff Swallows were busy building nests on a building in Bend's Old Mill District.