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A Father’s Pride

June 16, 2018 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

A young Pileated Woodpecker’s recent ‘graduation’ has almost certainly filled his father with pride. See the highlights at:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!

Larry

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Filed Under: Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Fledglings, Learning to fly, Leaving home, Pileated Woodpeckers

Elderberry Whine

June 24, 2017 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

Can you name three local species of birds which eat elderberries? You will be able to if you read this week’s post on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!

Larry

ps: I forgot to include cedar waxwings as one of the three species which eats elderberries, but they do eat them and they are a perfectly valid answer.

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Filed Under: Arboretum, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: cedar waxwings, elderberries, Fledglings, pileated woodpecker, whining

Bandits and Birding

August 27, 2016 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

354A0136Have you ever considered that raccoons could actually help with your birding? It had never crossed my mind until earlier this week. See the photos and read the story on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where bandits and birding come together!

Larry

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Filed Under: Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Bandits, feeding, Fighting, Fledglings, Osprey, Raccoons, Rail, Theft

Family Time

June 3, 2016 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R0725Storm, our local pileated woodpecker, had a tough winter but her spring is looking up. See the photos and learn about the latest additions to her life on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature lives in the city!

Larry

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Filed Under: Montlake Flyer, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: feeding, Fledglings, Mating, nesting, pileated woodpecker

Too Close For Comfort | Union Bay Watch

July 11, 2015 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R1332The young 520 eagles in the Broadmoor nest are growing up quickly. The nest and the nesting tree are quickly getting too small to hold them. The young eagles are even starting to get on each others nerves. Read the story and see the photos on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where young eagles grow up together!

Larry

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Filed Under: Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Bald Eagle, branching, Eaglets, Fledglings, growing up, nesting, siblings

The Magical Owlets | Union Bay Watch

June 19, 2015 by Larry Hubbell Leave a Comment

EB2R9480Two young owlets left their nest in the Arboretum last month. See the photos and learn about some of the challenges they must face along the path to maturity on:

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Have a great day on Union Bay…where nature does magic in the city!

Larry

 

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Filed Under: Arboretum, Green, Union Bay Watch Tagged With: Barred Owls, Fledglings, hunting, nesting

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