Luckily for me this Say's Phoebe seemed not to mind my close presence with the camera, in the old orchard - technology and nature blended for some beautiful photos of this bird.
Say's Phoebe with a small bee or wasp
You can see the resemblance to the Black Phoebe
Say's Phoebe
RETURN OF THE GOLDEN CROWNED SPARROW - these migrating birds are back for the winter -
Golden-crowned sparrow
Female Nuttall's woodpecker, old orchard
Scrub Jay, old orchard
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Lots of Acorn Woodpecker activity throughout the orchards...
Western Bluebird, lower orchard
Anna's hummer in the lemons, which are having a second bloom
Some of the established lemon trees at the farm are having a second bloom, and the heavy scent perfumes the walk past them, and has attracted the hummers, as well.
Why fly, when you can sit? Anna's hummer in the lemons