Author: Jonathan Swanson

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My First Merlin — A Surprise Sighting at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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Today I had a thrilling first: I photographed a Merlin (Falco columbarius) while walking through Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. I’ve been coming here for about 12 years and this was

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Cat Links Birds, Deer, Ducks, Jonathan's Journal, Mammals, Reptiles, Turtles

A Perfect Birthday at Oaks Bottom

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I spent my birthday exactly where I wanted to be—at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge—surrounded by crisp fall air, dripping gold and copper leaves, and the calm of wetland life. It

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 A Quiet Moment with a Hermit Thrush at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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This morning’s walk through Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge stopped me in my tracks. A small, unassuming bird — the Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) — hopped through the leaf litter less

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– Drummers of the Oaks: Woodpeckers at Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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On a recent visit to Oaks Bottom, I had the good fortune to photograph four striking woodpecker species: the pileated woodpecker, the Downy woodpecker, the northern flicker, and the red‑breasted

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– Wood Chips kept falling on My Head — A Long Hunt Ends at Oaks Bottom

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For nearly ten years I’ve come to Oaks Bottom hoping to catch sight of a pileated woodpecker. I had heard rumors of people seeing a Pileated Woodpecker in the forest

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River Otter on the Viewing Deck — A Surprise Performance at Oak Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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Yesterday I had one of those wildlife moments that makes you forget to breathe. While standing on the viewing deck at Oak Bottom Wildlife Refuge, a river otter slipped quietly

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Fluff and Fury: A Flock of Bushtits in Sellwood Oregon

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That afternoon in Sellwood was a beautiful fall day with perfect golden hour lighting. I was wandering through Sellwood Park and I noticed a high-pitched chatter. A busy, bouncing cloud

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Cat Links Birds, Egrets, Shore Birds

Up Close with a Great Egret: A Quiet Fall Afternoon on the Willamette

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There are days when the river seems to hold its breath. On a recent fall day, the Willamette lay glassy and gold, fog lingering in low pockets and the cottonwoods

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The End of SpringTitle: From Cosmos to Crimson — Saying Goodbye to Spring, Hello to FallThe End of Spring

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The garden still hums with life as spring winds down. Cosmos sway in the soft late-afternoon light, butterflies flit from petal to petal, and the neighborhood cat takes long, sunny

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 Friendly Downy Woodpeckers Visit My Backyard

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This fall noisy visitors showed up at my feeder and made my backyard a little wilder — Downy woodpeckers They are small, bold, and surprisingly photogenic. After making a few

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 Up Close with a Great Blue Heron — Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge

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On a peaceful late afternoon at the Oak Bottom Wildlife Refuge I had an unforgettable close encounter with a great blue heron (Ardea herodias). The bird landed in a tree

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 River Otters — Playful Water Hunters of North America

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River otters (Lontra canadensis) are sleek, energetic mammals often seen sliding, diving and hunting in rivers, lakes and marshes. Famous for their playful behavior and acrobatic swimming, these charismatic carnivores

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A Red-Tailed Hawk close encounter

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This morning’s walk through Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge I had a close encounter with a Red Tailed Hawk that was clearly used to human presence. Perched high on a telephone

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A Tiny Visitor: Gray Hairstreak on My Cosmos

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The other day a tiny gray butterfly landed on a cosmos bloom in my garden, and I was lucky enough to get a macro shot of the moment. Up close,

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Scenes from my Garden

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Here is a beautiful yellow rose next to my fountain. Portland is the city of roses. What does a Yellow Rose traditionally symbolize? I plant flowers to attract butterflies. Here

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