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Black Phoebe's nest

6/19/2014

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This looks like a black phoebe's nest on the side of the main farm building.

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TWO OR THREE NESTLINGS, probably black phoebe
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Black Phoebe hunting for insects on tractor seat perch, near nest on the farm.

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Still in pursuit of young quail photos, there was a group with this bird, but they flushed low into the brush, on the far side of lower orchard.

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While on the lower orchard side of property, one of the red-tail hawks dropped pretty low to check me out, they might have an active nest!

Last year the red-tails produced two fledgling hawks from a nest in the eucalyptus grove across from lower orchard.

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Red-tail hawk, lower orchard
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Climbing back up after his "dive"
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Red-tail hawk
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While still in lower orchard, also saw our Cooper's hawk again, couldn't get any closer for a better photo.

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Must be a very young dove, since it let me get pretty close.  Usually these birds are super shy.


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Hawks have been more active lately, it seems.


Here is the red-shouldered hawk on favorite perch, usually also keening.

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Nuthatch fledglings still being fed by parents at suet feeders, on a regular basis.

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PYGMY NUTHATCH
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Violet-green swallow giving me the once-over because I'm standing near its nest.


The opening to their nest is on the bottom of the branch, a little tricky to navigate, but not for these expert flyers.

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VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS NEST IN APPLE TREE - opening is on the bottom of tree limb
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In he goes -
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Then there's this sleek flyer, the oak titmouse, shooting across backyard in search of sunflower seeds...

1 Comment
andrea
6/21/2014 01:20:40 am

Love the closeup of the red tailed. We have doves that cruch on fallen sunflower seeds by our deck, should be able to get a good shot of them. Haven't seen any quail babies either although I know they are out there. First year we were here they use to parade with their bevy in the open...until the cats got a taste of baby quail. Now they are much more reclusive with the babies although they roam on our front lawn every day

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