I surprised a group of two or three juvenile Night Herons, just able to barely this get photo, they all took off pretty fast. Below, one of the adults was roosting in a tree on the other side of the waterway.
Black-crowned Night Heron, adult, at the Laguna
Black Phoebe, at the Laguna
Black Phoebe, the Laguna
| Black Phoebe's still in evidence, this one was sitting over one of the side ponds from the larger waterway. Black Phoebe, at the end of an oak tree branch |
Walking through old orchard, two red-tailed hawks circled each other, keening...
Red-tail hawk, old orchard
One of two red-tailed hawks, lower orchard
Acorn woodpecker with acorn, Furlong Rd
Acorn woodpeckers are busy with the acorn harvest, and storing acorns in their acorn trees. This guy put his acorn in a couple of different holes, before deciding it was OK.
Acorn woodpecker storing acorns, Furlong Rd
Acorn Woodpecker on an acorn storage tree
Goldfinch near farm on property
Juvenile quail making a fast run for it, lower orchard
Backyard Report
Pine Siskin, making its way to one of the feeders, back yard
Lesser goldfinch at the bird bath - some of these goldfinch look like they are molting.
Young goldfinch, above the bird bath - molting?
Red-breasted nuthatch, back yard
Pygmy nuthatch, back yard
As usual, where there were pygmy nuthatches, there were chestnut-backed chickadees...backyard
High overhead, looks like a juvenile red-tail, circled over the front yard
Acorn woodpeckers very active, front and side yards