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LBJs
The Klickitat is a fine summer steelhead river in the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge.
An area along the western bank of the Klickitat, now owned by the U. S. Forest Service, once belonged to England’s Lord Balfour.
There is a small creek on the property which forms a canyon where salmon spawn. The spawned-out salmon carcasses are viewed by the eagles as a fine winter dining opportunity. But, by mid-March the eagles had left.
I visited the area on a sunny, springlike day. There were many LBJs to be seen (Audubon speak for little brown jobbers – – – hard to identify, small birds).
To my surprise, there was still some snow on the ground and no wildflowers in bloom. By the end of March there will be many a colorful wildflower to be seen.
Townsend’s Warbler
Ponderosa Pine cone
Golden-crowned Sparrow
McCall Point across the Columbia River
Spotted Towhee
Fence above the creek
Oak leaf in the snow
A snowy look across the Columbia River Gorge
Immature Bald Eagle
I thought that this was going to have something to do with former president Lyndon Johnson.
It’s kind of an inside joke with bird watchers. Little birds can be devilishly hard to identify.
What a beautiful Warbler and Towhee! I also love the way the snow is melting near the fence. Love it. Would have loved to have seen the wildflowers in bloom! I have yet to see that at the Raintree, Mt Charleston.
Little birds can sometimes be very colorful.
What a great find. I love this post. Wonderful photos. Anything bird or nature related is a goldmine. https://noelliesplace.com/2019/05/03/whippoorwill/
Thanks for the kind words.