Below are images compiled in one of the many photo galleries illustrating our blog, Musings From Paradise. Click on any photo and then sweep through the collection (or use your keyboard’s arrow keys). More Albums
"Western Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Nehalem Bay, Oregon Coast",
"Western Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Nehalem Bay, Oregon Coast",
"Semipalmated Plover (© Nick Viani) Nehalem Bay, Oregon Coast",
"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Birds in Paradise",
"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Birds in Paradise",
"Coyote (© Nick Viani) Carl Washburne State Park, Oregon Coast",
"Bald Eagle (© Nick Viani) Nehalem Bay, Oregon Coast",
"Western Tanager (© Nick Viani) Birds in Paradise",
"Brown-headed Cowbird (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transects",
"Black-headed Phoebe (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transects",
"Bullock's Oriole (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transects",
"American Kestrel (© Nick Viani) Bear Creek Community Bird Survey, Lyn Newbry Transects",
"Yellow Warbler (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",
"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",
"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",
"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",
"Nashville Warbler (© Nick Viani) Keno Access Road",
"Barn Owl Chick (© Nick Viani) Valley View Road, Ashland. Note: taken during a banding session.",
"Yellow-headed & Red-winged Blackbirds (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands",
"Helicopter Logging (© Nick Viani) Ashland Watershed",
"Helicopter Logging (© Nick Viani) Ashland Watershed",
"Yellow-headed Blackbird (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands",
"American Bittern (© Nick Viani) Wood River Wetlands",
"Black-headed Grosbeak (© Nick Viani) Rocky Point.",
"Red-winged Blackbird (© Nick Viani) Rocky Point.",
"Pileated Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Chipping Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"American Robin (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail. Note: Study of back feathers displaying inability to close over back due to girth.",
"Hermit Thrush (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Fawn Lily (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Fawn Lily (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Trillium (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Coral Orchid (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Chocolate Fritillaria (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Hermit Warbler (© Nick Viani) Greensprings Loop Trail",
"Black-headed Grosbeak (© Nick Viani) Hobart Bluff Trail",
"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Hobart Bluff Trail",
"Green-tailed Towhee (© Nick Viani) Hobart Bluff Trail. Note: possible mating behavior.",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Canada Goose family (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Cinnamon Teal & Ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Wood Duck female (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Mallard & ducklings (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Wood Ducklings and watchful parent (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway. Note: water surface was covered with algae.",
"Song Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Ashland Pond, Bear Creek Greenway",
"Brewer's Blackbird female (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"California Towhee (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Lazuli Bunting (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Acorn Woodpecker (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Dusky Butterfly (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland. Note the use of photo filters for safely inspecting specimens before releasing them.",
"Rose Shrub (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Lesser Goldfinch (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Lazuli Bunting female (© Nick Viani) Sampson Creek Preserve, Ashland",
"Dusky Flycatcher (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Spotted Sandpiper (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Red-breasted Sapsucker (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Pine Siskin (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Prairie Smoke wildflower (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Vesper Sparrow (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",
"Sandhill Crane (© Nick Viani) Mountain Lakes area, Ashland, OR",