Tag: Anna’s Hummingbird

Tabor Times

As I recover from surgery and gradually regain my freedom, I find myself continually balancing birding with not overdoing it. Not an easy task. Especially during spring migration. Which is how I’ve ended up visiting Mt Tabor Park three times in one week. Too much? Probably, but it’s also how I saw someone’s lost Gyrfalcon.…

By Audrey April 30, 2018 4

Fledged

Spring is here! I’m 10-weeks post ankle surgery and finally crutch-(and scooter)-free. I’m still in a walking boot for stabilization, but I have my hands available now to hold important things like cameras and binoculars. So I can look at important yard birds like Rufous Hummingbirds! And I finally got photo evidence of a Brown…

By Audrey April 28, 2018 3

Everyday I’m hobblin’

“You’re a trooper” “You got some heart” “You’ll let nothing stop you” “Way to go!” “Are you okay?” These are the things people will say to you if you hike up Powell Butte Nature Park on crutches. I know this because I tried to find one of 11 Mountain Bluebirds spotted the day before, but…

By Audrey April 3, 2018 3