Great Blue Heron “Andea herodias” Length 46″. wingspan 72″ and weight 5.3 lbs, This long legged bird is commonly seen wading in shallow ponds throughout the United States. Photo: The Columbia River at Rainier, OR 8/26/16/2010
Belted Kingfisher “Ceryle alcyon” Female. Length 13″, wingspan 20″ and weight 5 ounces. Females have a russet waist band and it is absent in the males. They plunge dive to catch fish and give a noisy staccato call when they fly away . Their nests are located in tunnels that are excavated in dirt banks. Widespread throughout North America. Photo: Along the Columbia River at Rainier, OR 8/26/2010
Great Blue Heron “Andea herodias” Length 46″. wingspan 72″ and weight 5.3 lbs, This long legged bird is commonly seen wading in shallow ponds throughout the United States. Photo: Deschutes River nears Shearers Bridge in Central OR 6/16/2010
Eared Grebe “Podiceps nigricollis” Length 13″, wingspan 16″ and weight 11 ounces. Photo: South of Burns, OR 5/30/2010
Longbilled Curlew “Numenius americanus” Length; 23″, wingspan; 35″, weight; 1.3 pounds, bill length; up to 8″. Photo: Along Hwy 95 south of Bend, OR 6/06/2010
Sandhill Crane “Grus canadensis” Length 46″, wingspan 77″ and weight 10 pounds. Photo: Along Hwy 205 near French Glen in S.E. OR 5/31/2010
Wilson’s Phalarope “Phalaropus tricolor” Length 9″, wingspan 17″ and weight 2 ounces. The females are smaller and more colorful than the males and they abandon the nest shortly after laying their eggs. The males incubate the eggs and also raise the young. The females court several males if available and establish additional nests. Photo: South of Burns, OR 5/30/2010
Loggerhead Shrike “Lanius ludovicianus” Length 9″, wingspan 12″ and weight 1.7 oz. Shrikes are a predatory species and they impale their prey on thorns and barbed wire. Photo: Near Burns, OR 5/30/2010
Photo: Near Burns, OR 7/06/2009
Redhead “Aythya americana” Length 19″, wingspan 29″ and weight 2.3 pounds. The males have blue bills during the breeding season. Photo: Malheur National Wildlife Refuge south of Burns, OR 5/29/2010
Western Tanager “Piranga ludoviciana” Length 7″, wing span 11″ and weight 1 oz. The red head identifies this bird as a breeding male. Photo: Along the Deschutes River in Central Or. 5/14/2010