Monthly Archives: January 2013

A Golden voyage…

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo of last year’s young Golden Eagles by Cleve Nash Cleve Nash, our resident photographer, and I took a ride out to Creston, CA, where my daughter and her family live. There had been numerous eagles, Golden and Bald, around … Continue reading →

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Outside…

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Bob Isenberg Outside at “the Rock” during the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, visitors use spotting scopes set up to see the peregrines and have all their questions answered. The Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival was a great … Continue reading →

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Inside…

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Heather O’Connor Inside at the Bazaar of the Morro Bay Winter Bird Festival, we set up our booth showing “This is what we do.” visitors photo with our hats, t-shirts and binocular covers along with Cleve Nash’s photographic … Continue reading →

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Luncheon on the Bay…

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash The photo accompanying this text is of our transient female falcon, “Doris,” in her fifth year of wintering in nearby Baywood Park. She is seen here with a Teal. The photo was shot by Cleve Nash … Continue reading →

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Never too young to learn…

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

The other day, sitting at the rock in my usual location, binoculars in hand, tripod and spotting scope mounted at the ready, I was approached by two young precocious youngsters with their parents. The smaller of the two said, “I … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle again…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

Photo by Cleve Nash 8:19 AM, 4 January 2013 First observation of copulation this year. This is the start of her twelfth season. More to come. Happy trails, Bob

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Rare find…

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Pacific Coast Peregrine Watch

After thousands of birders, twitchers and shutterbugs from a dozen states have worn out the streets of a little roadside hamlet called Santa Claus Lane, well, he’s not so rare any more. The bird I’m speaking of, a juvenile Gray … Continue reading →

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