What a special treat, to see this male Lazuli Bunting at the bottom of Pine Flat Rd this last spring.
Bewick's wren in full song, Pine Flat Rd
Male Hairy woodpecker
Beautiful wildflowers everywhere
These are known as fairy lanterns
Juvenile black phoebe by the creek
 Orange-crowned warbler, singing loudly from its perch, Pine Flat rd |  |
There's always red thistles on this road
Two crows were seriously attacking a red-tailed hawk and the hawk's screams could be heard throughout the area.
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This often seemed like a life or death struggle.
Chipmunk on a dead log, Pine Flat Rd Audubon wildlife sanctuary
Wild columbine, Pine Flat Rd
Clarkia wildflower I think, Healdsburg
The elusive wrentit - this is actually a good place to see these birds.
Wrentit, Pine Flat Rd Healdsburg
Coast Lotus by the stream
Purple pin cushion, Healdsburg
Spotted Towhee, Pine flat Rd
Acorn woodpecker exiting a nest in a large dead tree trunk.
Wild milkweed on pine flat rd
Male purple martin - also a good place to see these large swallows, as they nest here.
Female Purple Martin, Pine Flat Rd Healdsburg
Purple martins at a nest cavity in the Audubon wildlife sanctuary, pine flat rd
Acorn woodpecker with a bug for the nestlings.
Fantastic wildflowers along pine flat rd
Yellow daisies with a beetle
Another orange-crowned warbler on the way back down the hill - the faint orange crown can just be seen.