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Mountain Bluebirds, near Drake's Beach, Point Reyes

12/12/2016

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The rare sighting of a couple of mountain bluebirds at Point Reyes prompted a trip to the coast, where they were easily seen hunting for insects at the top of the road to Drake's Beach.


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Male mountain bluebird, point reyes national seashore
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Female mountain bluebird, point reyes
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Male from the front, lacks many of the buffy tones that the resident western bluebird has.
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Female again, mountain bluebird, point reyes.
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The magic of point reyes - I turned a corner, and this beautiful male kestrel sat and let me get some close photos of him, unusual for this bird.
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American Kestrel, Point Reyes
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Closer to home, the male ruby-crowned kinglet near the suet feeders, camp meeker
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The male has a red mane which flares up in a spiky crest in the spring during courtship displays.
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Female Downy woodpecker inspecting an old tree log, Tolay Lake Regional Park
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andrea
12/18/2016 06:34:46 am

Whoa, mountain bluebird?? Looks like a parakeet. Beautiful
Kestrel shot definitely a pin up!

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