Reflections of the Natural World

Travel with me as I explore the wild things and wild places of our planet. – Jim Gain

  • Orange-crowned Warbler

    Orange-crowned Warbler

    LEARN 100 COMMON VALLEY BIRDS The Orange-crowned Warbler is more readily encountered as a Fairly Common Winter Visitor, but is also an Uncommon Visitor in summer in the Central Valley. Read more

  • Warbling Vireo (SASK)

    Warbling Vireo (SASK)

    SASKATCHEWAN BIRDS – LAND OF LIVING SKIES Post #13 Warbling Vireos prefer deciduous and mixed woods, aspen groves, poplars, shade trees. Read more

  • Pacific Wren (SIERRA)

    Pacific Wren (SIERRA)

    SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #17 The Pacific Wren is a Fairly Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. Read more

  • Heermann’s Gull

    Heermann’s Gull

    SHOREBIRDS AND SEABIRDS OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COASTLINE Read more

  • Black Vulture

    Black Vulture

    SE Arizona – Wings over Sky Islands Blog Post #4 With perhaps the greatest biological diversity in the entire US, many seasoned birders believe Southeast Arizona to be the top birding destination. Habitats range from the Desert Scrub at lower elevations to Riparian Oases and pine forests of the dramatic “sky islands.” The intent of Read more

  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (SASK)

    Semipalmated Sandpiper (SASK)

    SASKATCHEWAN BIRDS – LAND OF LIVING SKIES Post # 12 Semipalmated Sandpipers prefer open mudflats but can also be found in marshes and lake shores. Read more