Here are more photos from out trip to the LA area. We saw many new places and new birds. We birded at the Trump Golf Course, Botanic Gardens, Madrona Marsh, Sand Dune Park, LA Arboretum...and one last place I can't recall now. Great fun! Our first bird in this post is a California Towhee foraging in the grass.
Northern Mockingbird singing and singing and singing and singing...
Beautiful Hermit Thrush came by for a drink in the heat of the day.
A male Golden-Crowned Sparrow enjoying an exhuberant bath. This was my first Golden-Crowned Sparrows ever!
Just when I didn't think it could get better, the male and female Golden Crowned Sparrows posed for a cool bathing photo!
A wet and happy female Golden Crowned Sparrow.
This Allen's came in and hovered before settling in for a refreshing bird bath.
LOVE this photo! This is an Allen's Hummingbird enjoying a batch at the Botanic Gardens. I just love the colors in this photo!
Very pretty female Western Bluebird.
This Red-Tailed Hawk had just dined on something. All that remained were some glossy innards on the ground below him!
A Black Phoebe hanging out in some pretty ground vegetation.
An American Crow busy building a nest to raise this year's clutch of babies!
This male Townsend's Warbler was belting out his song.
Good-looking male Western Blue Bird chilling on a fence.
For a while, all this Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher did was hide in the bushes making his squeaky little call.
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. This squeaky little guy taunted Dave from the brush for a while. He finally gave Dave a nice view.
Male Mallard. Though common, I really like these ducks. This one is enjoying some time in the grass in the sun.The next blog entry is related: Birders looking at birds! :)
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Love the Allens in the bath, too!
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