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Sauvie Island
On a late August day we went to Oak Island for a nice hike.
Located nearby on Sauvie Island, it’s a grand place to spot songbirds.
Even better, it has a bald eagle’s nest high in an oak tree near the trail.
Turkey Vulture
Earlier in the year the adults were still guarding the nest, and there were likely eaglets inside. But, today they are long gone. We’ll have to wait until next year to see them again.
Still, it’s always an interesting place to visit with some nice summer wildflowers to see.
Wapato, Blackberry and Wild Carrot
Yellow Warbler
Osprey
My Favorite Model and Your Humble Scribe
Sturgeon Lake
Flock Feeders
Another fine hike, John, thank you. I enjoyed Oak island and the lovely variety of birds you and your “favorite model” discovered. Always fun to know about a bald eagle nest, too. The yellow warbler is a delight to see, espec. since they are so difficult to photograph in their erratic behavior. Those flock feeders at the end, they might be bushtits? Great post and many thanks to our humble scribe.
Thanks Jet. And, yes you hit the nail on the head – – – the flock feeders are Bushtits. Great catch!!!!
Great pic of Wappato flowers! The bulbs of these plants were an important item in the diet and trade of the Clackamas Chinook indigenous tribes that lived along the Columbia/Willamette rivers including Sauvie Island.
Thanks for the kind words.