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After a day of foraging in the Pacific Ocean and the nearby Bolinas Lagoon, the California Brown Pelicans begin their gracious flight to the roosting area along the coastline
apparently a hawk can rotate up to 180 degrees. an owl can rotate upwards of 270 degrees! the end result is usually pretty interesting to see.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbn6a0AFfnM&ab_channel=BluesA...
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American Robin -Turdus migratorius
I had the opportunity to watch two robins nest building yesterday. The morning light spotlighted him beautifully as he landed on a post near the pond.
male California quail with juveniles
a good Father's Day to all....
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a juvenile Band-tailed perched in the flowering buckeye taking in the warm wakeup glow of the morning
A quick hello to all! I still am not able to be here but was missing you all!!
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the rain is back this week and now the hawks are harder to spot as the buckeyes have leafed out and given them greater opportunity to stay hidden - this juvenile Sharpie sat in this spot for a long while and then reaped the reward for his patience...
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known for being quite gregarious, the pointy billed blackbirds seem to dominate the rural landscape and I'll see them in mixed flocks of grackles, cowbirds and starlings.
Their calls and robin calls I strongly associate with the emergence of spring.
www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-winged_Blackbird/sounds
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a male black-and-white warbler making his way down the tree in nuthatch fashion. Last week's warbler was a female and you will see more brown in her feather details. He really is quite zebra-like!
I actually considered flipping this shot over because it emphasized the view of the warbler actually on his claw tips but the behavior really is the essential piece that holds the most interest.
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Lovely white-crowned sparrow perched in the magnolia tree
Thank you av8s for this wonderfully perfect title!!!
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..and thank you pablo_blake for the inspiration and education on the night sky!
woke up early. the moon was so thin, maybe 2 percent thin. I shot handheld with the slightest icm. i rotated the shot in post because somehow it worked better to my eye, so I apologize to purists. is Mars right now a little to the left of the moon? ...because that little sparkle was in every shot.
In nature, there is just a "look" to a young, untouched immature and I find it fascinating to see how that visually transforms as birds develop.
Here, I watched this young juvenile red-bellied woodpecker follow his parents throughout the hillside and in and out of the wooded area that frames the meadow. He seemed quite clueless in his behavior and left the worrying to his parents who worked hard to keep him under the cover of the shadows. This was a lucky moment for me when he came out in the open.
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Molothrus ater - part of the mixed flock that seemed to take over the hillside and meadow area with the arrival of more spring-like weather
what is interesting about this shot for me is that at this moment this red-shouldered hawk was not spotting prey, but an approaching red-tailed hawk that would soon take over this strategic branch above the meadow
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"...Tit" comes from the Scandinavian word meaning 'little." and "..mouse comes from the Old English word mase, which means. "bird." Thank you Connecticut field guide author, Stan Tekiela for the information.
Super sweet-faced bird that comes with a lot of personality and is remarkably loud for their size! I found this one on an Emerald Queen Maple.
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with a little purple pink stain to her beak, this female rose-breasted grosbeak has clearly found the wild blackberry patches that cover the hillside at this time of year. last week I saw three females at the top of the trees but my guess is they are gone now with temps reaching the high 30s at night!
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Dressed in his nuptial plumage, this adult is ready to make his way North to Canada and Alaska and soon I will not be seeing these sparrows any longer on the hillsides here in Northern California
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I had an opportunity to shoot some shore life on the California coast.
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an impressionistic feel as the light plays across the glade and forest area where I take my photographs....
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resident crows in the buckeye glade
I'm still not able to be on flickr with any regularity, but am thinking of all and hoping your summer's inspiration is filling your creative cups...with great affection....
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A bonded pair of Red-shouldered hawks out at first light for a hunt.
Also in the area is a Red-tailed pair. So far I've only gotten far off shots of them being harassed by crows! I am most surprised to see so many pairs hunting. In California, that was a rarity for me to see. I am wondering if it has to do with a harsher winter climate....
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California hillsides begin to leave the green of spring behind as they move towards their "Golden Hills" reputation
I love when the scientific name gives you a clue as to who someone might be....I know they are quite abundant, but this is my first and I'm really excited about capturing this very pretty sparrow.
If I did not ID it correctly, please let me know!
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Also, if anyone could weigh in about if they've had images in their stream lose all "favorites" when you download a new image, I would love to get input on that. I "publish/upload" from Lightroom. I've noticed every once in awhile in my flickr stream, I will lose all "favorites" on the image that comes before the new upload. I don't lose "comments" or "views" only favorites and I'd love to figure out if I'm causing the error. An example is the shot before this one in my stream. It seems to reset to 0 and then begins to record favorites again. Hope I'm clear on the problem...risa
spring fresh Anna's Hummingbird visiting the Iochroma
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