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  1. Northern Harrier #2

    Northern Harrier #2

  2. Bewick's Wren

    Bewick's Wren

    More often heard than seen, these active little wrens with bold white eyebrows move furtively in dense brush. This individual shows gray flanks and a very long thin bill representative of the race "T. b. spilurus" which ranges along the central California coast from San Francisco to Monterey...
  3. Double-Crested Cormorant

    Double-Crested Cormorant

  4. Northern Harrier

    Northern Harrier

  5. Turkey Vulture

    Turkey Vulture

  6. White Tailed Kite

    White Tailed Kite

    Maybe she's adding a 2nd floor addition to the nest?
  7. Crow attack #2

    Crow attack #2

  8. Snowy Egret touching down

    Snowy Egret touching down

  9. Red Winged Blackbird giving me the eyeball

    Red Winged Blackbird giving me the eyeball

  10. Redtail Hawk

    Redtail Hawk

  11. Crow on the attack

    Crow on the attack

  12. Yellow-billed Loon

    Yellow-billed Loon

    Also known as "White-billed Diver" this normally high arctic species is similar to the smaller, more widespread Common Loon (Great Northern Diver) but differs in bill color. In non-breeding plumage it also differs in its paler, browner and more blended face and neck. Its slightly upturned bill...
  13. Crows in a tussle

    Crows in a tussle

    Can't we all just get along?
  14. White Tailed Kites #1

    White Tailed Kites #1

    Raptor play is rough play. I think these two are a mating pair.
  15. White Tailed Kites #2

    White Tailed Kites #2

    Raptor play is rough play. I think these two are a mating pair.
  16. Sticking the landing!

    Sticking the landing!

    Great Egret
  17. Gadwalls in flight

    Gadwalls in flight

  18. Turkey Vulture

    Turkey Vulture

  19. White Tailed Kite in flight

    White Tailed Kite in flight

  20. Meanwhile back at the nest...

    Meanwhile back at the nest...

    White Tailed Kite
  21. Just a seagull

    Just a seagull

    but I liked the light. Maybe a Ringed Bill?
  22. Burrowing Owl

    Burrowing Owl

    Was pleased to see two of these small long legged, mostly diurnal owls. One was darker with buffy belly. They are seriously declining throughout California. Formerly listed as a species of special concern but now an endangered species candidate with full protection. Many areas with large...
  23. California Scrub-Jay in Oregon

    California Scrub-Jay in Oregon

    The ubiquitous Scrub-Jay in branches near my home in southern Oregon.
  24. Bonaparte's Gull (according to Google)

    Bonaparte's Gull (according to Google)

  25. Western Meadowlark

    Western Meadowlark

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