One of the few owls that are active during the day, the Burrowing Owl is a comical sight perched on long spindly legs, expressive eyebrows drawn down in a stern, glowering stare. The owls nest in ground burrows in dry, open grasslands throughout the west including the lower Columbia River basin. Loss of habitat threatens Burrowing Owl populations.
Long-billed Curlew
Burrowing Owl
Lazuli Bunting
Bullock's Orioles
Lower Columbia Basin Audubon Society
Bird Art
Bullock's Orioles create unusual and distinctive bag-like hanging nests built of plant fibers, grasses, string, horsehair and, unfortunately, fishing line. Boldly colored males and the more subdued females typically raise their young in close proximity to water. Nests are easy to spot on Bateman Island in Richland, WA. Bullock's Orioles were once considered a single species with the Baltimore Oriole.
The Long-billed Curlew is the largest shorebird in North America, but spends many months far from shore nesting in open, dry grasslands. The long, curved bill of the female is up to 8" in length. The birds' arrival in the Mid-Columbia area in late March is first noted by their eerie flute-like calls. Long-billed Curlew populations, too, are threatened by loss of habitat.
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The male Lazuli Bunting sports a lovely shade of sky blue complemented with a cinnamon brown breast and sides. With a gurgling warble, this beautiful songbird perches atop small trees and shrubs to broadcast his territorial song.
From a photo by Jane Abel
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Original Bullock's Orioles watercolor painting available:
16"x20" framed - 1.5" rustic wood frame, dark green suede mat with dark orange liner.
$550.00
Original Lazuli Bunting watercolor painting available:
16"x20" framed - 1.5" rustic wood frame, dark green suede mat with dark orange liner.
$550.00
