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Golden Eagle, Tolay Lake Regional Park

9/25/2015

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On a very, very hot day, this golden eagle perched for a long time on this tree branch - its beak is open because it is probably 105 degrees where it is sitting, in the full midday sun.
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Golden Eagle perched in tall Eucalyptus tree, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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After sitting awhile, the golden eagle takes off, and circles my position a few times.
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Eagle circles overhead for a few low-flying laps
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Golden Eagle, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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The photogenic Savannah sparrow, Tolay Lake
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The Say's Phoebe have returned to the park - I haven't seen them here since last Fall.
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The lizard is still king in this park, at least as long as the super hot summer weather lasts
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A noisy gathering of Acorn woodpeckers in one of the small wooded areas of the park, they seemed to be having a drumming competition, each one finding a hollow tree trunk to do rapid drumming with their beaks.


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Acorn woodpecker, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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American kestrel, too, was in flight even though it was a blistering hot afternoon.
On a cooler morning, different day, in the Laguna
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Cedar waxwings in the Laguna for the wild grapes and berries
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White-breasted nuthatch with a winged bug
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White-breasted nuthatch, looking for a good spot to hide its bug, the Laguna



A family of white-tailed kites, commonly seen in this area of the Laguna, were active and hunting
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White-tailed kites have a friendly scrape, in the Laguna
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White-tailed kite, hovering while hunting in the Laguna
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White-tailed kite, the Laguna
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On my way out of the park, this small Pacific Slope flycatcher
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