by Larry Jordan
on January 10, 2009
River Bend Golf & Country Club photos by Larry Jordan
It started off like any other cold winter day in Redding with a frost delay. It was my weekly golf day and, with an 8 AM tee time, we often have frost delays when the sky is clear and that beautiful frost covers the ground and makes everything sparkely.
The only thing that made this day a bit different was the fact that I had my new camera with me. You see, the golf course borders on the Sacramento River, which runs through this growing town of Redding, in northern California.
We always see several species of birds as well as other wildlife while chasing that little white ball around the beautiful green countryside, and I thought this a perfect opportunity to capture some of these critters while waiting for the frost to leave.
I headed across the bridge that spanned a small inlet from the river. Beavers live here during high water winters and springs. Now, due to low rainfall, the shallow water is ripe for Mallards and Canada Geese. [continue reading…]
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by Larry Jordan
on January 8, 2009
Red-shouldered Hawk All Wet photo by Larry Jordan
I took this shot on a rainy, overcast day last week at Lema Ranch, one of the best birding spots in Redding. This Red-shouldered Hawk was looking for something to eat after a storm had just passed.
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by Larry Jordan
on January 3, 2009
Common Moorhen photo by Larry Jordan
The Common Moorhen is a medium sized bird that is the most widely distributed member of the Rail family. Even though they have a wide range around the world the Common Moorhen is listed as threatened or a species of special concern in some areas due to loss of wetland habitat.
I visited one of our great local birding spots yesterday, where I found this Common Moorhen hanging out in a group of Canada Geese, in a small side finger of a huge pond. They like freshwater marshes and reedy ponds but can usually be seen along the pond edges, where they sometimes walk on top of floating vegetation, showing their olive-yellow legs, looking for seeds and snails.
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by Larry Jordan
on January 2, 2009
The Last Oak Run Sunset of 2008 photo by Larry Jordan
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