To describe my lifelong fascination with flight and with creatures that fly I like to echo the words of John James Audubon who in 1839 wrote of himself as "...one who never can cease to admire and to study with zeal and the most heartfelt reverence, the wonderful productions of an Almighty Creator."
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Migrating Western Tanager
For a Western Tanager traveling between its summer home in the evergreen forests of the west and its winter home in the forests of Central and South America, migration time can mean crossing a lot of open spaces in between. My friend Howard photographed this one out in the Eastern Oregon high desert in Harney County, Oregon. The isolated occasional oases, separated by vast stretches of sagebrush and juniper habitat, often provide very exciting birding hotspots during migration. Congratulations, Howard, for being at the right place at the right time!
For a Western Tanager traveling between its summer home in the evergreen forests of the west and its winter home in the forests of Central and South America, migration time can mean crossing a lot of open spaces in between. My friend Howard photographed this one out in the Eastern Oregon high desert in Harney County, Oregon. The isolated occasional oases, separated by vast stretches of sagebrush and juniper habitat, often provide very exciting birding hotspots during migration. Congratulations, Howard, for being at the right place at the right time!