This is the last one of birds! I promise (well for this trip anyway). We did spend a little time on the shore. It was fun as I saw and Dave photographed a few new birds for us. Yeah, they're uber common - but not where we are! First up is the Wimbrel. Elegant bird with a long curved bill. I really enjoyed watching them daintily walk around feeding on stuff in the rocks.
We also got a huge kick out of Surfbirds (next photo). I was trying to figure out what these crazy birds who were being pummeled by the surf were called. As I read the description in the guide, they acted as if they could hear me. No doubt that these were Surfbirds. Jolly little birds to watch!
Black Oystercatchers are pictured next. I'd seen some many years ago when I lived in DC and flew to Oregon for a trip. Aren't they trippy! I especially love the color around their eyes. And their bill just simply looks fake. Fun birds!
While watching the Surfbirds, we realized some of the birds were different. They were in fact turning over small rocks as they hunted. The guide confirmed that these are Black Turnstones. Clever name. :)
Next is a Brown Pelican complete with reflection in the Pacific.
And a Black Phoebe who was playing on the beach. There was one other Black Phoebe around and they were busy trying to get the other one to go away.
An excellent photo of an Allen's Hummingbird sticking his tongue out is next. It's always fun to see a bird's tongue. Isn't the gorget on this bird amazing?
Surfbirds get crabby it appears. Lots of rocks. Lots of stuff to eat, yet there was some tension flaring up here and there among the birds. What do you think the one is saying to the other?
We enjoyed watching two Northern Mockingbirds at the Botanical Gardens. They always make me think back to the one I raised (Beaujolais) in Houston in 1994. Sweet birds.
Another Bushtit in a flowering Cherry Tree. Cute little birds. Kaufman calls them Birdlets!
Next pictured is a beautiful Raven. He was strolling along at the Botanical Gardens. So elegant.
This is a nice photo of an elegant California Towhee again.
And finally, one more Allen's Hummingbird. Tomorrow I'll post more photos. For now, it's time for bed!I promised to list all the birds we saw on our bird walks. Here they are:
American Crow
Starling
White-Crowned Sparrow
Northern Mockingbird
Black Phoebe
American Goldfinch
Western Scrub Jay
Yellow Rumped Warbler
Mourning Dove
California Towhee
California Gnatcatcher
Western Gull
?? Tern
Peafowl
Brown Pelican
Black Oystercatcher
Black Turnstone
Surfbirds
Whimbrel
Pelagic Cormorant
Bonaparte Gull
Great Blue Heron
Song Sparrow
House Finch
Red Tailed Hawk
Robin
Allen's Hummingbird
Downey Woodpecker
Bushtit
Lesser Goldfinch
Coopers Hawk
Mallard
Red Shouldered Hawk
Raven
House Sparrow
Harris's Hawk (does it count?)
Kestral
Spotted Towhee
Baltimore Oriole
Bullock's Oriole
Hooded Oriole
Orange Crowned Warbler
Ruby Crowned Kinglet
Hermit Thrush
Common Yellow Throat
Townsend's Warbler
Cedar Waxwing
Great Tailed Grackle
American Coot
Ruddy Duck
Great Egret
Canada Geese
Double Crested Cormorant
Pied Bill Grebe
Tree Swallow
Black Crowned Night Heron
Cinnamon Teal
Chinese Geese
Snowy Egret
Western Blue Bird
Pipits
Peking Duck
Pigeon
Green Heron
Northern Shoveler
Anna's Hummingbird
Ring Billed Gull
??? Loon
Bufflehead
Least Sandpiper
??? Merganser
1 comment:
Super list! You can never have too many bird photos! Looks like a fun trip!
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