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A week of colder than usual temps

1/3/2016

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Little chestnut-backed chickadee on my deck railing, fluffing up against the outside cold - might be a first year or late summer fledgling, going through its first winter.  I put some seed and nuts on the deck railing, and it quickly flew over and grabbed a peanut!
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Chestnut-backed chickadee fluffed up against the cold, camp meeker
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Townsend warbler at the suet feeder, front deck
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Another look, the Townsend warbler visiting my feeders
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Male Anna's hummingbird, front deck
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Pygmy nuthatches still coming to the feeders, especially the suet
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Curious fawn near the house, camp meeker
Two different hikes through Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma.  A great park for raptors.
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Juvenile red-tailed hawk on fence, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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Same juvenile red-tail, from a closer position, Tolay Lake
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Same hawk in flight, where its coloring identifies it as a juvenile
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Large flock of long-billed curlews at Tolay Lake park, where they graze in the grasslands
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Brown creeper, Tolay Lake park
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White-breasted nuthatch in same tree
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Vesper sparrow, Tolay Lake Regional Park - this is an unusual bird for the area as reported on local birding websites
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Male Hairy woodpecker - similar to the smaller downy, but larger and with a longer beak. Tolay Lake
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Male Northern Harrier - Tolay Lake Regional park. Also known as "grey ghosts" - they seem less common than the brown female counterparts.
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The Great-horned owl at Tolay Lake - looking a little harrassed since I had already disturbed him, so I quietly backed off
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Killdeer in flight, Tolay Lake
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andrea
1/9/2016 11:37:56 am

Great curlew shot, three dimensional with back drip. Also great Harrier, maybe I will really get this one down (doubtful). Birds look a bit chilly!

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