The morning of a hot day here, a vulture on fence post unfolds its wings....
(shouldn't this be accompanied by the theme song from the movie 2001 A Space Odyssey?)
TURKEY VULTURE SPREADS WINGS IN ALREADY WARM EARLY MORNING SUN
A spotted towhee makes his "twirrr" noise in the brush
California towhee, drab coloring makes him almost invisible in eucalyptus grove near old orchard.
Goldfinch feeds a young fledgling in back yard near the feeders.
YOUNG GOLDFINCH
Female western bluebird with a large bug, headed for nest in apple tree in back orchard near the house.
DARN, what the heck bug is that? It's huge! Thank goodness for these birds!
Male bluebird at the nest hole. These parent birds are very cautious, and wouldn't approach the nest until I backed away some more.
Walking up to the farm on the property, I saw this swallow's nest, and assumed a barn swallow. However this is a CLIFF SWALLOW.
CLIFF SWALLOW NEST, in the eves of barn structure, the French Garden organic farm on the property
Cliff swallow on the nest
No coyote this morning, but did see two good-sized bucks cross the road in front of me on the way back to the house.