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Sanderlings, Bodega Bay

12/28/2017

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL
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Sanderlings, Bodega Bay
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Marbled Godwit, Bodega Bay
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Brown Pelican, Bodega Bay
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Godwits and willets take off, near Doran Beach, Bodega Bay
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Black crowned night heron, Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay
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Female kestrel, Bodega Bay
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Another visit, Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes National Seashore

12/21/2017

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Female green-winged teals at Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes
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I surprise a couple of red-shouldered hawks, this one flies almost directly over me.
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Yellow-rumped warblers were busy in the shrubby areas, Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes
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Often the river otters are seen in the Lagoon area, and this day does not disappoint!
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In the Lagoon, a river otter eats a large fish.
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River otter and fish - a big carp?
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Swimming away, happy and full, Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes
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Yellow flowers in the sand, Pt. Reyes
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Osprey! Abbott's Lagoon, Pt. Reyes National Seashore
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Another view, osprey, Pt. Reyes
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Fox sparrow, Abbott's Lagoon - the first time I have noticed them at this location.
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Usually at least one great blue heron, fishing, Abbott's Lagoon Pt. Reyes
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On the way out of the park, this beautiful coyote, hunting in a field.
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Some late October birding, Willow Creek Rd, near Jenner

12/14/2017

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Thrush family birds (like the robin and the western bluebird) love berries, and the berry producing shrubs help carry them through the fall and winter months. This is a hermit thrush, Willow Creek Rd, near Jenner
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Another view, hermit thrush - usually very aloof and shy, this one seemed almost curious.
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Hermit thrush grabbing a native berry, near Jenner.
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I surprised this juvenile red-tail hawk as it was roosting in a tree, and as it got airborne, it flew back over me to check me out.
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Hutton's vireo, willowcreek rd near jenner
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A bee or wasp heading right towards the hutton's vireo, which it was able to pluck from the air.
PictureHutton's vireo with a worm, near Jenner.



While I was watching this little vireo, it ate a bee and also found a fat worm. 

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Bushtit, Willow Creek Rd
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More from the coast...

12/10/2017

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Western Grebe, Bodega Bay
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Brown Pelican, Bodega Bay
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Blue-gray gnatcatcher, over wintering at Hole in the Head, Bodega
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Northern Harrier with a mouse, Hole in the Head, Bodega
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Coop[er's Hawk? Behind Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay
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Female Northern Flicker on utility cable, Bodega Bay
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Western Bluebird hunts from the side of a utility pole, Bodega Bay
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Black Phoebe, behind Hole in the Head, Bodega Bay
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