 Common murre - not usually seen inside the bay at Bodega Bay, January 2019  Common murre, Bodega Bay  Common murre resting and stretching, Bodega bay  Surf scoters in the bay  Female red breasted merganser, Bodega Bay  Yellow-rumped warbler near Doran Beach  Red-shouldered hawk on a light pole near Doran Beach  Slightly windblown Great Blue Heron, at the Doran Beach boat launch  Common loon, winter plumage, Bodega Bay
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 Male Anna's hummingbird near the deck feeders, winter 2018  A flock of lesser goldfinches adopted the feeders for part of the winter, near Occidental  Lesser goldfinch, early January 2019  Lesser goldfinch  Townsend warbler a winter regular, here with a piece of suet, January 2019  Female or juvenile Anna's hummer near the feeders, Occidental.  Red-breasted nuthatch an all year round regular visitor, near Occidental.  A regular winter visitor, the ruby-crowned kinglet.  Varied thrush, from the neighborhood! January 2019  Brant geese on the bay, December 2018  Close fly-by, Great Blue Heron, Bodega Bay  A red-necked grebe, Bodega Bay  Female red-breasted merganser slowly swallows a small sea snake, Bodega Bay  A wintering-over osprey, December 2018  Male red-breasted merganser, Bodega Bay  Another view, male red-breasted merganser  I believe this is a pelagic cormorant with a fish, Bodega Bay  Pigeon Guillemot in the bay. Usually they are more open ocean birds.  Juvenile peregrine falcon, Bodega Bay, December 2018  After watching me take photos, the bird jumped off its perch and flew right towards me!    Heading right at me  Obviously curious, the juvenile peregrine does a close fly-by   Juvenile Peregrine Falcon, Bodega Bay |