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Inside my 5MR

Backyard Birding Birding Trips Five Mile Radius

Inside my 5MR there’s a lot going on. First off, spring is finally here! It is the best of times. Although extra rainy lately, there were a few sunny moments when the flowers were blooming and the hummers were humming. There’s a lot of 5MR babies happening. This little Anna’s Hummingbird in the nest by…

By Audrey April 12, 2019 1
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Eastern Oregon – Day 2

Birding Trips

The next morning I woke up groggy but excited for the day. The coyotes had howled all night long. They are true party animals. We packed up camp and hadn’t gotten a mile down the road before I got a text from Scott, three baby Great Gray Owls on the ground and the light is…

By Audrey July 12, 2017 0
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Springtime Birds

Backyard Birding Five Mile Radius

Back home from Texas and it’s spring in Portland? I’m okay with that. My 5 mi radius has blown up lately. The evening before I left for Texas, a Rufous Hummingbird paid our feeder a visit.  First time for the yard! And on a more recent morning, I found an unlucky Anna’s Hummingbird knocked out…

By Audrey April 20, 2017 0
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