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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com I think the crane can handle the load.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Their heads were scanning back and forth so much it looked like the cormorants were working security for the ferry. “All clear, Cap’n!”
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Each October I look forward to two days: Yankee Elimination Day, the day the New York Yankees’ season ends, and Widgeon Return Day, when those charming little squeakers return from their summer sojourn up north. This year we celebrated Widgeon Return Day at Golden
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com John Eckhardt, one of We Happy Few, set up a camera at his backyard feeder for an up close and way-too-personal angle.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Another example of why you keep going out there. I’ve walked past this small pond on Discovery Park’s north beach trail a hundred times. Mostly I see sparrows, juncos, and ducks. I’ve even seen river otters a few times. But I’
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com For a few weeks in late June to early July Barred Owls hunt for june bugs in a small field at Ravenna Park. The owls, including the new fledglings, show up just after sunset. It’s great fun to watch the fledglings get the
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com A Cooper’s Hawk at the golden hour. Sometimes this bird photography thing is too easy.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com It was pretty far away, but I think this pelican came up with a snack.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Merlin calls this cutie a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but I’m not seeing much yellow here. Those Eastern birds are tricky.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Skipping into October…
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Avian lucha libre! Anna’s Assassins vs. Corvid Cousins! (¡Los Primos Córvidos contra Los Asesinos de Anna!) The Assassins spot the Cousins some size, to be sure, but don’t underestimate their grit and general bad-assery.
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bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Amphibian or avian, Juanita Bay has room enough for all.