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Tree "window" this morning.

Nuthatch photobomb. Suet junkies.

Our "guest" has been here all day. Got a few slightly better cell pics when the sun came out. Rest well my friend, you're welcome to eat mice here anytime.

Thanks Pat. It's been a long haul to get here, and still a lot of work to do. But yeah, I feel damn lucky. The GH is actually the 2nd owl this morning. Earlier the Stellars were making a racket like a predator alarm, but well off the ground. I had Merlin going and it showed a Pygmy Owl ID...

And now a GH Owl napping in the backyard.

Had a close encounter with a hairy woodpecker this morning. Nope, buddy that's the hummingbird feeder!

Yup. We're up to our eyeballs in nuthatches so that gibberish is going almost constant around here. I mostly find it humorous and entertaining ... mostly.

Pick up a copy of Fishing in Oregon's Cascade Lakes . Might be a bit dated but it's loaded with information and tips. The cover art isn't too shabby either.

Local post-rain, rising-river, white water pocket nymphing for hatchery fall chinook. More like taking her to a WWE wrestling event.

Some not even requiring a plane ticket.

Yes he is. He even let me bring a fly rod on an overnight trip about 10 years ago. We we're doing well on the 2nd day, and I was just reaching for the bugstick when I heard a "whoosh" and saw 3 black fins headed straight at us. My buddy was busy fighting a tuna and didn't see the lead orca...

Summer low at it's lowest. Hopefully history by this weekend. Surprise shot from the woods.

Yup. Living in the woods brings a whole new appreciation for rain after a long, hot summer.

Like you weren't imagining a bucktail pattern being stripped through one of the main display tanks. Takes one to know one I say. ;)

Hints of fall.

Busy Merlin morning. 23 birds, with possibly another new. Black Phoebe shows as "unlikely" around here but habitat seems right, so maybe?

Just the Merlin ID pic but we may have just hit the 100 species mark in our home list. Hope to get a visual confirmation, or at least a 2nd audio ID on a Northern Yellow Warbler. Didn't know this canary look-alike even existed! What a beautiful bird. Merlin says it's a common warbler. News...

There's a similar passage project along the creek parallel to our access road. Possibly an upgrade from culvert to bridge. Not sure whats in the creek, but coho and cutts seem likely. In this case it's also a safety issue since the grade "dip" on the main road where it crosses the creek, is...

Impressive indeed. I've dabbled a bit in fish art but no way I'd have the patience to do that level of detail.