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Bewicks wren taking a dust bath to harass external
parasites |
House wren peeking out from her nest |
She was quick to catch prey for her young ones |
House wren |
Common Yellowthroat |
Anna's hummingbird |
Anna's hummingbird |
Anna's hummingbird |
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Cedar waxwings visiting our garden |
Cedar waxwing
|
Cedar waxwing |
in dispute with
lesser
goldfinch |
Cedar waxwing |
Bushtits collecting nest material in the garden.
Here flannel. |
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Bushtit collecting collecting spider web |
On another day a male bushtit arrived |
A fierce fight between the two bushtits took place |
The fight between them continued until the
intruder flew away |
Female Bushtits gathering at the fountain |
Lesser Goldfinch, an immature |
Bluebirds, juveniles |
Bluebird |
California Towhee with a snack |
Spotted Towhee |
Meadowlark right on track |
Western Meadowlark |
Meadowlark |
Yellow-rumped warbler |
Yellow-rumped warblers. They all went for the
turquoise berries. Wonder why! |
Lesser Goldfinch |
Loggerhead Shrike is a predator though not a
raptor. It may catch small rodents and birds and large insects. |
Loggerhead Shrike |
White-crowned Sparrow |
White-crowned sparrow |
White-crowned sparrow, juvenile |
White-Crowned Sparrow, juvenile |
White- crowned sparrow, juvenile |
Golden-crowned sparrow |
House finch taking a bath |
Gossip at the fountain. Young house finches and a
titmouse |
House finch family |
House finch, male |
House finch courtship |
Chestnut-backed chickadee |
Ash-throated flycatcher |
Mockingbird |
Marsh wren |
Black Phoebe |
Great-tailed Grackle, male |
Grackle, female |
Kingfisher, male
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Kingfisher, female |
Yellow-rumped warbler |
Nuthatch |
Nuthatch |
Titmouse in nest cavity |
Titmouse |
Robin collecting lunch for his babies |
Robin |
Red-winged blackbirds |
Brewers Blackbird |
B. Blackbird walking along the Pacific Ocean
looking for food |
Song sparrow at Martinez Shoreline |
Song sparrow |
Song sparrow |
Song sparrow |
 Lark
sparrow |
Tree swallow |
Tree swallow |
Tree swallow |
Tree swallow with its own feather |
Violet-green swallow |
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Barn swallow |
Mourning dove |
Mourning doves |
Mourning dove |
Varied Thrush |
Acorn woodpecker |
Acorn woodpeckers |
Acorn woodpeckers |
Acorn Woodpecker examining a cavity |
Nuttall woodpecker |
Northern Flicker |
Beautiful from any angle |
Northern flicker, female |
Downy Woodpecker |
Downy woodpecker |
Nuttall woodpecker
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Nuttall woodpecker feeding her young |
Young Nuttall woodpecker looking for Mom or Dad |
Nuuttall woodpecker feeding his young |
Nuttall feeding his impatient young |
