Astoria, Oregon It may simply be a small town on the northwestern tip of Oregon. It may be cloudy, rain-soaked, and moss-covered for most of the year. It may even be the place that, as a foolish teenager growing up there and hoping for a future full of wealth and adventure, I most wanted to […]
Born Again Bird Watcher Archive
The archive of posts from the original Born Again Bird Watcher blog.
Photo Interlude: Great Blue Heron
This Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias, picked an old piling not far off shore in the Columbia River for a perch for the night. Even though the evening’s weather was grey and overcast, even the small details of the beak come through clearly in this completely unretouched or post processed image. Location: Astoria, Oregon Digiscoped […]
Heavy Sleepers
Should you one day find yourself in Astoria, Oregon strolling alongside the lower Columbia River and looking out at the boats in the East Mooring Basin, you may suddenly realize that the docks look a bit lumpy.
Photo Interlude: Sky on Fire
Jesus replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.” (The Gospel of […]