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Shoot 2025-08-28-083108

I was told of some baby Western Grebes in an easy-to-photograph location at a nearby reservoir, and was able to get some photos of them on the parent's back. As I was leaving, another parent showed up and fed a chick a small fish! That was pretty cool. A couple days later I returned to the reservoir in search of a rare tern. I didn't find the tern but did get more shots of the grebes.

I few days later I was able to go out to the wetlands and see my lifer Semipalmated Sandpiper! I've been on the lookout for them for the last couple years, but finally saw and photographed one with a short, stout bill. It was next to a Least Sandpiper, which is clearly more brown and with a longer, thinner bill and much more yellowish legs. I got a few photos of some juvenile Short-billed Dowitchers as well, which are far less common here than Long-billed.

A couple days later I was able to get more photos of a MacGillivray's Warbler, continuing my great year for those birds. I also got some shots of a Wrentit, which I don't see very often at all!

Finally, we took a short trip to Crater Lake. I left my good camera at home but managed to get my first ever photos of a Rock Wren and adult Canada Jay. I was also a treat to see and hear some Common Nighthawks above our campsite.

My "birds in review" collages can be found here.

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1:12PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:13PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:15PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:16PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

1:17PM Thursday August 14, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

10:53AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile)

10:53AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile)

10:59AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

10:59AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

I cut off a tiny bit of the parent on the left edge of the frame, so for this shot I used Photoshop to blend in another photo on the left side.

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:01AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:02AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:03AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:03AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

11:03AM Saturday August 16, 2025

Western Grebe (Juvenile), Western Grebe

12:35PM Saturday August 16, 2025

Pileated Woodpecker

12:35PM Saturday August 16, 2025

Pileated Woodpecker

9:50AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper

9:51AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper

9:51AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper

9:52AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper

9:52AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Semipalmated Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper

10:32AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Barn Swallow

10:33AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Violet-green Swallow

10:33AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Violet-green Swallow

10:34AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:34AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:38AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Western Sandpiper

10:38AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Western Sandpiper

10:38AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:38AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

10:39AM Tuesday August 19, 2025

Short-billed Dowitcher

9:11AM Thursday August 21, 2025

Wrentit

9:11AM Thursday August 21, 2025

Wrentit

9:11AM Thursday August 21, 2025

Wrentit

9:12AM Thursday August 21, 2025

Wrentit

9:12AM Thursday August 21, 2025

Wrentit

9:18AM Thursday August 21, 2025

California Scrub-Jay

9:19AM Thursday August 21, 2025

MacGillivray's Warbler

9:19AM Thursday August 21, 2025

MacGillivray's Warbler

9:20AM Thursday August 21, 2025

MacGillivray's Warbler

9:20AM Thursday August 21, 2025

MacGillivray's Warbler

9:21AM Thursday August 21, 2025

MacGillivray's Warbler

11:27AM Friday August 22, 2025

Pond Slider

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:35AM Friday August 22, 2025

White-breasted Nuthatch

11:39AM Friday August 22, 2025

Belted Kingfisher

The bird was at the very bottom edge of the frame. Luckily, only a few pixels from the bottom edge of his toe were missing. I was able to move the bird in the frame with Photoshop.