Along with Bolsa Chica, one of my favorite places to bird in the Orange County area (southwest of LA proper) is the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Well, I say favorite but I should probably admit this was only the second time I’ve ever been here and it’s not really like I’ve been birding this vicinity … More Birding Los Angeles part 2
While Alaska Air often puts their ANC-LAX roundtrip direct on sale for January for about $300, being AKAir, it’s an overnighter. You leave Anchorage at close to midnight, get into LAX at close to 6 am. Thankfully I can usually sleep on planes (given shoulder/arm room, that’s about all that’s possible now anyhow) so I’d … More Birding Los Angeles
May 13 2016 Bear River with Regina and Katrina on our way to the Great Salt Lake BirdFest Yellow headed blackbird American white pelicans Long billed curlew Wild turkey Western meadowlark Great blue heron American avocet Sunset
May 14 2016 GSL Bird Festival with Regina and Katrina, workshops, dutch oven dinner, and birds, birds, birds Nikon’s Birding Adventures Speaker book, dvds Great Salt Lake Bird Festival Dinner speaker: Julie Zickenfoose. She was a fascinating speaker and author of the book: Baby birds Western screech owl Great horned owl Barn owl Burrowing owl … More Time Travel: May 14 2016 GSL Bird Festival
May 15 2016 Antelope Island with Regina & Katrina Bison sculpture Bison Western meadowlark Great horned owl Loggerhead shrike Burrowing owl Baby ravens American avocets One of three angry bird buoys
While I did a lot of birding this year, most of it was in familiar territory seeing familiar birds. I found it to be very handy since I was learning to use my new camera. Having seen many of these birds hundreds of times I was better able to predict movement and behavior. I did … More Jenny’s List for 2017
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