There are young birds out and about these days. Here are some images from Kirk Gooding as he and his wife, Shannon Rio, birded Klamath Basin. The young Cassin’s Finch was in the Cascades between Ashland and Klamath. The small Eared Grebe chicks are zebra-striped as are many grebelets. They can swim as soon as they fledge but won’t fly for some weeks.
Here is a painting Kirk made after a recent encounter with swirls of egrets in the Klamath:
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So beautiful, Harry — Thank you!
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By: 2chirp2014 on July 14, 2020
at 7:42 am