Some days it's just all too much.
So why not enjoy some photographs of birds? Here's a bunch of favorites I've made in various locations over the past few years.
They make me feel a little more light and hopeful. Maybe they'll make you feel that way, too. As we say here in Portland, if you want to make something better, put a bird on it.
House Sparrow, Portland
Song Sparrow, Portland
Sandhill Crane, Sauvie Island
Great Blue Heron, Portland
Western Scrub Jay, Portland
Red Tail Hawk, Portland
American Bush Tit, Portland
Black-bellied Hummingbird, Costa Rica
Anna's Hummingbird, Mexico
White Breasted Nuthatch, Portland
Sandhill Crane, Sauvie Island
House Finch, Portland
Song Sparrow, Portland
Spotted Towhee, Portland
Finch, Portland
Red Winged Blackbird, Sauvie Island
Turkey Vultures, Mexico
Yellow-rumped Warbler,, Portland
Tropical Kingbird, Costa Rica
Grackle, Ojai, California
Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird, Costa Rica
Finch, Portland
Amazonina Motmot, Costa Rica
American Robin, Portland
Purple-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Costa Rica
Goldfinch, Portland
Mockingbird, Ojai, California
Wren, Portland
Red-winged Blackbird, Portland
Black-capped Chickadee, Portland
Bald Eagle, Sauvie Island
Hoffman's Woodpecker, Mexico
