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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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That is a little odd, John, seeing those guys sitting on the sand like that!
Speaking of odd the wife went out to get the paper yesterday morning. That is odd but the
really odd part was that she heard a SQUACK! (sp?) and turned to see a Great Blue
Heron fly off! WTF? The nearest appropriate GBH habitat is at least a couple miles away.
I suppose she could have been attracted to the neighbor's pool but there's no fish in it. But
there is a whale when he gets in. (rimshot?)
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john hansen
climber
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Riely,, do you have gophers? The big blues love them.
They can wait forever.
Got three more cool shorebirds , all new for this trip. Been cleaning up between yesterday afternoon and today. These are from Pacific Grove / Point Pinos area. Grey and overcast with some rain.
Black Turnstone
Saw a flash out of the corner of my eye, turned and took the shot and a millisecond later he was gone. Did not know what I got till I saw the picture. Came out fairly decent too.
Wandering Tattler
And Sanderling for # 133
"Run for it!!"
Also added
Hermmans Gull
A junk photo of Elegant Tern
I got an even worse one thru my dirty windshield of some Tri colored Blackbirds, but cannot post it here next to all the other great photos on this thread.
Keep on Birding.
Six new ones for the day.
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Is Bob D'A's top bird above a Common Grackle? Isn't that a little far west for them? I got to get back east more if that confuses me.
p.s.
And of course I love the rest of the photos. Now I'll be able to ID Dee ee whenever I may meet him. I've never ID'd a Wandering Tattler so that was neat to see.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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One more photo from Birdapalloza. The Daves zeroing on the Wood Duck family.
After we left the OC, we spent a few days in the Eastern Sierra for the Owens Lake Spring Big Day and Bird Festival. Arrived late in the day at Diaz Lake.
Darwin, judging from Bob's location and the pale eye, I would guess a Great-tailed Grackle. They have expanded westward and are common in the Central Valley and are even in the Bay Area.
I didn’t get many photos on Owens Lake, but is was teeming with migrants and some breeding birds. Since the shallow flooding began to control the duststorms, it has again become a major fueling stopover for migrating shorebirds, Eared Grebes and ducks. Many American Avocets and quite few Snowy Plovers breed around the lake.
We also visited some other nearby birding spots.
We also checked a spot near Lee Vining where we saw a Williamson’s Sapsucker using a wood flake as a tool a couple of years ago, hoping we can see a repeat in June. We were pleased to see this male around the previous nest site.
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Chewybacca
Trad climber
Kelly Morgan, Whitefish MT
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I'm loving the Birdapalooza shots. Looks like a great time.
These Osprey are also having a great time. This is an R rated thread isn't it?
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Saw a flock of Black Skimmers in Santa Barbara last week. They were a first for me.
Not my photo.
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Tony
Trad climber
Pt. Richmond, CA
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Back at home a pair of House Finches had built a nest in a neighbor's wreath. They also did this last year, but in a different spot. Yesterday there were only two nestlings left. Today the nest was empty. We're looking for them to show up at the birdseed on our balcony.
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john hansen
climber
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Here are a few from the last two weeks.
American Goldfinch
Spotted Towee
Ash Throated Flycatcher
And an Allen's Hummer
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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I attended the opening of the Peeps Art Show last night. This event is held in conjunction with the Kenai Bird Festival. It is an art show about birds of the Kenai Peninsula done by kids up to age 18. I thought I would share some of my favorites from the 60 entries.
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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A few from today bird count at Fred Baca Park in Taos, NM
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cyndiebransford
climber
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Johnson Lake, Kasilof, Alaska
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10b4me
Social climber
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A couple from Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Refuge
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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Here are a few (slightly fuzzy)from our recent pelagic voyage.
Sabine's Gulls
Pomerine Jaeger
Pink-footed and Sooty Shearwaters
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Great stuff/photos above.
Things are happening in the Taos area.
Spotted Sandpiper.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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May 10, 2015 - 09:33am PT
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Awesome artwork, Cyndie!
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dee ee
Mountain climber
Of THIS World (Planet Earth)
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May 10, 2015 - 07:07pm PT
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I did my duty for the Spring Bird Count up at Blue Jay Campground and up at the Coulter Pine grove at the Los Pinos trailhead. It was our duty to get as many mountain species as we could. We got Mtn. Quail, Hermit Warbler, Hairy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Hammond's flycatcher, Black-chinned Hummer, Purple Finch, Lazuli Buntings, MacGillivray's Warbler (best bird) and others but no damn Townsend's Solitaire.
Here is one of the Hairy Woodpeckers (female). we had 3 males as well but no photo.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 10, 2015 - 09:24pm PT
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Just back from a few days in Chicago visiting my folks. So great to see all those eastern species, and May = warbler-palooza migration time. Spring wildflowers too. Anyway, I didn't bring the camera, but I did manage grabbing this Barred Owl by holding my phone up to my binoculars.
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