birds – Starlisa Black Photography

Dinnertime with the Blue Heron

I had a lovely peaceful day recently beside Rowland Lake along Highway 14 between Bingen and Lyle, Washington. The lake was stocked with fish that morning, and the ospreys and herons were eating good. Click on the first photo, and then use side arrows to see all images larger.

Crazy new Cup Ideas

I was just messing around with ideas for a tall 15 oz mug and a few 11 oz mugs as well… what do you think, is it worth doing? These might end up costing way too much to resell unfortunately unless there is a bulk option. These I came up with over at Shutterfly where IContinue reading “Crazy new Cup Ideas”

Glenwood

Glenwood, Washington is about to be swamped by 2000 bicyclists Sunday, September 6, and town will be buzzing all day with riders, booths, Native artist ready to share drawings, my photography, Indian Tacos, Music and more. A Tent City is being set up to house the riders overnight with their own view of Mount Adams.Continue reading “Glenwood”

Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl

Great Horned Owl at twilight in an old tree

When I was a teenager, we had a clump of Ponderosa Pines in our backyard in Husum, Washington. On occasion several huge Great Horned owls would land in the trees, hooting back and forth at each other in the dark of night. I would stand out in the middle of the clump of trees andContinue reading “Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl”

Bald Eagles in the Columbia River Gorge

Some information from Wikipedia “The Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus; hali = sea, aeetus = eagle, leuco= white, cephalis = head) is a bird of prey found in North America. A sea eagle, it has two known sub-species and forms a species pair with the White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Its range includes most of Canada and Alaska, all of the contiguous United States, and northern Mexico. It is found near large bodies ofContinue reading “Bald Eagles in the Columbia River Gorge”

Osprey Guarding their nest

this week I spent some time close by an Osprey nest, and they were not too happy about that. One kept flying over me… and I could see a youngster in the nest still not quite ready to fly. Here are a few photos to share of that! Be sure to check out theContinue reading “Osprey Guarding their nest”