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Just a slightly different angle.

Near the edge of the pond this morning with common goldeneyes in the distance.

Same heron, same day, as this photo. I forgot to upload this one. https://www.birdforum.net/gallery/yellow-crowned-night-heron-display-plumage.660454 He was showing off to another heron, which I assume was a female. Now and then he would dip like this and make a "bwoo" noise. I'm not sure if she...

A Great Horned Owl at sunset. Notice his blood stained talons!

Finally was able to see one at my house!

Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)

At Huntington Beach State Park, SC

The classic field sparrow

An eastern phoebe perched on some branches that overtook an abandoned silo.

These birds will become common in willow thickets in our area next month but this was the first of the season for us. This is an adult male showing an extensive shiny black cap. However some females also have a black cap in West Coast populations. We know this one was a male primarily because it...

Juvenile female Cooper's Hawk

Part bird, part submarine, The Latin genus name for “grebe” means “feet at the buttocks”—an apt description for these birds, whose feet are indeed located near their rear ends

These burst out of some reeds near the shore and started hoping around on lilly pads, then diapered again into the reeds. https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/320419721

I had purple finches show up this year, they are very rare here! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/300239461#_ga=2.185220205.573571894.1615994683-1338034976.1615994683

The first hummers of the year arrived today! https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/320399351#_ga=2.179427680.573571894.1615994683-1338034976.1615994683

Not a good photo, but certainly weird to have 3 right next to eachother

Right next to the tricolor from yesterday at Huntington Beach State Park, SC.

Long-horned Bee (Melissodes sp.: Apidae) Nectaring Gayfeather (Liatris punctata: Asteraceae)

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) male and female.

Making quick work of this tree.

This male Ruddy Duck was displaying in fine color showing its stunning blue bill. The crown feathers are raised periodically forming satanic looking "horns" while the tail is raised and the neck inflated. Unlike most ducks in which the males are dull in mid-summer and brightly colored in...

Male,American Goldfinch Breeding time is upon us ;)

Same hawk circling and calling out to mate up higher above.

Couple of backyard grazers from yesterday morning. They started strutting back towards the marsh in syncopation.