HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Entertained by the bird life outside

Written November 28th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

These little guys come by every once in a while. They gang up on the feeder outside my study window, as though to entertain me with their twittering ways. But really just to get a quick bite.


Slow down so he doesn’t get hit

Written November 8th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

With deer season over, maybe this young fellow felt safe to wander through our back yard. Actually, the hunting season is not what deer in North Albany generally have to worry much about.


Albany moves to ban feeding wildlife

Written March 7th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Wild turkeys in Albany neighborhoods are, in the words of a proposed city ordinance, an “ongoing condition” and a public nuisance that must be stopped.


The Loch Periwinkle monster? Not really

Written May 27th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

[youtube video=”2g6J3dtpKaI”] While Albany seemed all but deserted Sunday because of the holiday weekend, I caught a brief glimpse of one of the town’s elusive but reportedly plentiful creatures. If you click on the video you can see it too, sort of.


Want to relax? Watch this …

Written May 14th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Click on the video and you’ll see a whole fleet of not-so-little ducklings in what looks like a feeding frenzy at Albany’s Talking Water Gardens. Why show this? In case you need something totally mundane and unexciting to watch.


 
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