All photos copyright John Rakestraw unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.
Tag Archives: Rough-skinned Newt
Into the Woods
We left Portland for ten days to escape the fireworks which terrify our dogs. We stayed on a farm in the Coast Range in Benton County. The birds where we stayed were typical Coast Range birds which stayed high in … Continue reading
Tualatin River NWR
While the bird diversity has thinned out considerably in the past couple of weeks, I had some nice views of the summer residents at Tualatin River NWR. The resident Bald Eagles still have one youngster in the nest. He is … Continue reading
Always something to look at
My birding has been limited lately, and walks in heavy cover under cloudy skies don’t produce many photo opportunities, but there is always something to see. Final Score: Beaver: 1 Protective netting: 0 Licorice Ferns Rough-skinned Newt, one of the … Continue reading