Feathers in the Range of Light
California’s “Range of Light” is home to a diverse array of both colorful and cryptic birds (the feathers). It is my intent to use my passion for birds and photography to paint a story about 120 of the most common or most sought-after Sierra Nevada (Range of Light) birds by most nature enthusiasts. Using my personal photographs in a blog post format, viewers will learn about the natural history and conservation status of these interesting birds.
Each blog post will include:
From my earliest adventures as a child, fishing the lakes and streams with my dad and grandfather, I have been enthralled by all that is the Sierra Nevada. Whether it was catching a nice Rainbow Trout, holding a Rubber Boa, smelling the bark of a Sugar Pine or watching the Steller’s Jays around our campsites, I was thrilled by it all. I can quickly recall the many times we would sit around the campfire watching the smoke swirl up and dance between the sunlight and shadows of the pine trees. I think John Muir nailed it when he called the Sierra Nevada the “Range of Light.”
MOST RECENT BLOG POSTS
- Cassin’s Vireo
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Cassin’s Vireo is a Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. - Hermit Warbler
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Hermit Warbler is a Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. - Brown Creeper
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Brown Creeper is a Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. - Pileated Woodpecker (Sierra)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Pileated Woodpecker is an uncommon to fairly common yearround resident in the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. - Western Flycatcher (Pacific-slope)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHTThe Western Flycatcher is a Fairly Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill Woodland & Lower Montane biotic zones. - Bullock’s Oriole
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Bullock’s Oriole is a Fairly Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill Woodlands & Lower Montane biotic zone - Calliope Hummingbird (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #18 The Calliope Hummingbird is an uncommon to Fairly Common Summer Visitor to the Sierra Nevada in the Lower Montane and Upper Montane biotic zones. - 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. - Bald Eagle (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #16 The Bald Eagle is an Uncommon Yearround Resident of the Sierra Nevada generally near lakes in the upper Foothill Woodlands through the Upper Montane biotic zones. - Williamson’s Sapsucker (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #15 The Williamson’s Sapsucker is a Fairly Common Yearround Resident in the Sierra Nevada of the Upper Montane and Subalpine biotic zones. - Mountain Quail (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #14 The Mountain Quail is a fairly common yearround resident of the Sierra Nevada in the lower and upper montane biotic zones. - Hairy Woodpecker (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #12 The Hairy Woodpecker is a Fairly Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada preferring to live in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones with mature forests where there are snags and trees of moderate to large size. - Lazuli Bunting
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Lazuli Bunting is a Fairly Common Summer Visitor of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill Woodland & Lower Montane Chaparral biotic zones. - Anna’s Hummingbird
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT Anna’s Hummingbirds are a Common Yearround Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill woodlands & Lower Montane biotic zones. - California Quail
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHTThe California Quail (Callipepla californica) is a common yearround resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Foothill Woodlands and Lower Montane biotic zones. - Red-breasted Nuthatch
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT The Red-breasted Nuthatch is a Common Year-Round Resident of the Sierra Nevada in the Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones. - Olive-sided Flycatcher
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – FEATHERS IN THE RANGE OF LIGHT Blog Post #8 California’s “Range of Light” is home to a diverse array of both colorful and cryptic birds (the feathers). It is my intent to use my passion for birds and photography to paint a story about 120 of the most common or most… Read more: Olive-sided Flycatcher - Hairy Woodpecker
By Jim Gain Beautiful Birds of the Sierra Nevada – Blog Post #5 ABOUT THIS SPECIES The Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) is a species of woodpecker found in various regions of North America, including the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. It is a fairly common year-round resident that is more frequently found in Lower and… Read more: Hairy Woodpecker - Killdeer (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #4 The Killdeer is an uncommon year-round resident of the Sierra Nevada that is more frequently found in Lower and Upper Montane biotic zones usually not far from water - Olive-sided Flycatcher (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #3 The Olive-sided Flycatcher distance migrant that breeds in coniferous forests of the Sierra Nevada, especially around the edges of open areas such as bogs, ponds, and clearings. - Golden-crowned Kinglet (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #2 The Golden-crowned Kinglet is typically found in coniferous forests, particularly those dominated by fir and spruce trees in the Sierra Nevada. - White-headed Woodpecker (SIERRA)
SIERRA NEVADA BIRDS – Post #1 The White-headed Woodpecker is a bird of lower and upper montane coniferous forests in the Sierra Nevada.
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