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One of my photo secrets.

Kildale — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:50:06 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:50 pm (GMT 0)

I don't mind sharing my photo tips and all the other ideas that I have. Here is the latest if you are interested. Just click: Backgrounds All my ideas actually go in our newsleter that we put out.

Four woodpeckers calling.

Kildale — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:57:34 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:57 pm (GMT 0)

Actually, I have more than four. I have 4 species and three species have the male and the female calling. Plus I have two female downy's.

Female flicker. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Male flicker. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

The male hairy woodpecker.

Kildale — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:47:32 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 11:47 pm (GMT 0)

OK. just after I said the male hairy doesn't visit very often he came twice today. Had all four woodpeckers and had a couple of the females also. 6 different woodpeckers.

Hairy woodpecker male. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

The Hairy Woodpecker

Kildale — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:41:53 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 5:41 am (GMT 0)

The Hairy Woodpecker is one of four that come to the deck just about every day.

Hairy Woodpecker ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Hairy Woodpecker ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Lichen fruiting.

Kildale — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:11:33 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 5:11 am (GMT 0)

Not something that you notice very much unless you have an interest in lichens. This lichen, Peltigera britannica,Freckle Pelt, is fruiting.

Peltigera britannica,Freckle Pelt, fruiting ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

First visit this winter

Kildale — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:22:53 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:22 pm (GMT 0)

Had 21 species on the deck yesterday, but this guy arrived today, the first time this winter.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Two birds for today.

Kildale — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:38:39 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 8:38 pm (GMT 0)

A nuthatch and a hairy woodpecker are todays birds.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Birds with the berries.

Kildale — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:15:29 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:15 pm (GMT 0)

Many birds come for the berries, juncos etc but here are some that they are really there for. All these tips are in our newsletter, I share all my tips and tricks in that.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Robins have come for the berries.

Kildale — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:21:47 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:21 am (GMT 0)

One of the robins has started to come for the berries that I stored in the freezer.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Last years Anna's

Kildale — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:08:56 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:08 pm (GMT 0)

This was some of the conditions that these little birds go through. You can see where the extra work comes in.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Anna's Hummingbird stays the year round.

Kildale — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:11:30 -0500

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:11 am (GMT 0)

The Anna's Hummingbirds come each day, more or less 365 days a year. This is the male.

Anna;s Hummingbird ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

The Hairy woodpecker visits

Kildale — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:31:33 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 5:31 pm (GMT 0)

This woodie hasn't been her for about 3 years or more. It has been a couple of times today, and as I had the camera ready, I managed a coupe of shots.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Took a few bird images in Hawaii.

Kildale — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:58:10 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:58 pm (GMT 0)

Most of the birds are introduced now as the Hawaiians killed off most of the birds for head dresses etc. Nothing exciting among those that I took as I only see the same birds as on my last three trips to Hawaii.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Marine life.

Kildale — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:38:21 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2011 9:38 pm (GMT 0)

I had a couple of good low tide outings this year. This was the third year looking for marine life. With experts along to ID themm it makes things so much easier. I will probably make up a page or two to go with the recent pages that I have been working on. These were three new ones this year.

01Acanthodoris nanaimoensis, Nanaimo nudibranch. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Shield-backed Kelp crab, Pugettia producta. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

lined chiton. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Three pileated Woodpeckers.

Kildale — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:04:56 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 10:04 pm (GMT 0)

Three pileated Woodpeckers come each day now, a female and two juveniles. I mangaed to get a shot of the three, not a great picture, but at least it shows the three birds.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Crossbills return

Kildale — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:45:44 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:45 pm (GMT 0)

This is the first pictures of the Red headed Crossbill this year. A male and female visited a few times yesterday and the female was back this morning. This is the male and you can see its crossed bill.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Knock, Knock, time for lunch

Kildale — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:36:15 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:36 pm (GMT 0)

This pileated woodpecker comes right up to the window to let me know she is here, although the noise it makes lets me know she is somewhere in the area.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

Back to the sea.

Kildale — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:26:54 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:26 pm (GMT 0)

With the low tides at this time of the year, its time to look for those animals that make a living near the shore but just out of reach. Here is a seacucumber that one will see. The other image is completly different, when it is searching for food.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )

What a few things grow on.

Kildale — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:13:26 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:13 am (GMT 0)

I've add a few more images and a little text to a few fungi and lichen photos in a web page. I have a lot of other sites besides the Nature Inn. I usually make up these pages and then we add them to the main site. You can browse them here What they grow on,

Fishing for a friend?

Kildale — Sat, 28 May 2011 13:46:55 -0400

Author: Kildale
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 5:46 pm (GMT 0)

Well, more than a friend I guess. This Caspian tern caught this fish and brought it back to a female waiting on the shore.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )