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Black- necked Stilt(s) at the Laguna

11/6/2014

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My first ever look at these shorebirds, like a Japanese ink drawing...
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Black-necked Stilts at the Laguna pond
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Black-necked Stilts feeding at a pond in the Laguna de Santa Rosa watershed
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Say's Phoebe on a sprinkler head, at the Laguna
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Yellow-rumped warblers at the Laguna
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Cedar waxwings throughout the park
Cedar waxwings and yellow-rumped warblers still common throughout the park (above); when I pointed my camera at this red-tailed hawk, he or she became rather vocal, and then lept into the air from its perch (below):
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Red-tailed hawk, the Laguna
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Great Blue Heron at the Laguna
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Great Blue Heron in flight
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Great Blue Heron
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Northern Harrier
Northern Harrier hawk - also known as a marsh hawk - at the Laguna
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Northern Harrier at the Laguna
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Northern Harrier
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Northern Harrier in flight
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Also spied a Kestrel at the park as I was leaving
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Surprised this Great Egret on my way out of the park
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andrea
11/7/2014 11:34:09 pm

Great light with those stilts, love the egret shots as well. How can one bird be so handsome???

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