January 2016 – retrodiva

Northern Shrike

March 3, 2023January 21, 2016 by retrodiva

January is one of my favorite backyard months. So many visitors! Today a Northern Shrike popped in for a quick visit. Having never seen a Northern Shrike this was quite a treat. Yeah!

Sailing Saturday

January 9, 2016 by retrodiva

A pleasant surprise while waiting for the ferry at the Fauntleroy terminal.

Dad asked me, “Did you see that bird? It doesn’t look quite right…” I did see the bird and I knew exactly what he meant by “not quite right”. We have so many doves, both Mourning Doves and Eurasian Collared-Doves. They move between gathering in the Big Tree behind the backyard to the Big Tree … Read more