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A spotless spotted sandpiper at Whittier Narrows. (Their bellies are plain white in winter and spotted in summer.) They bob up and down as they forage in shallow waters along the water’s edge. #spottedsandpiper #birds

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

Common gallinule. The beak reminds me of candy corn, and like coots, they have ridiculous feet. #commongallinule #californiabirds #birds

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

I usually see these friends in grassy areas, early in the morning. From the back they look kind of plain but when they turn, you can see a flash of bright yellow. 💛 #westernmeadowlark #meadowlark #birds

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

California scrub jay, a bird I see every damn day. They have striking blue feathers and a loud raspy call. Not especially shy and honestly kind of obnoxious. 💙 #californiascrubjay #scrubjay #birds #backyardbirds

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Look at this cutie! 🥰 A Lincoln’s sparrow, one of those birds I see once or twice a year #lincolnssparrow #sparrow #birds

submitted 14 days ago • 1 comment

My namesake. I see these guys every day, up high in the palm trees in my yard. Today they were down lower, screeching and squawking loudly. I always wonder what they are talking about. I love them except when they poop on my car. #backyardbirds #redcrownedparrot #birds

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

On my hike this morning, I spotted this rufous-crowned sparrow singing in a laurel sumac tree. Laurel sumac is a native plant that supports many different bird species. It’s not especially showy but vital to the ecosystem. #rufouscrownedsparrow #birds #californianativeplants

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

A busy day at the aloe buffet: orange-crowned warbler, lesser goldfinch, bushtit, red-whiskered bulbul. #birds

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Monday from this Cassin’s kingbird #cassinskingbird #flycatcher #birds 🩶💛

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

A green heron at Peck Road Water Conservation Park #greenheron #birds

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

This black-crowned night heron would like a word #blackcrownednightheron #heron #birds

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

Happy Valentine’s Day from this little Townsend’s warbler 💛🖤 #townsendswarbler #warbler #birds

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Two American avocets fishing for breakfast. I love their curved bills and slender blue legs. So elegant #americanavocet #avocet #shorebirds #birds

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

These cuties are everywhere right now. #rubycrownedkinglet #birds #aloe #birdsandblooms

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

A vermilion flycatcher. They are tiny but easy to spot from far away, a pop of red against the muted winter landscape. #vermilionflycatcher #flycatcher #californiabirds #birds

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

One of my favorite backyard birds. Those spooky red eyes! They like to scrabble around in leaves. It’s unusual for them to pose out in the open. #spottedtowhee #towhee #backyardbirds #birds

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

Hello sunshine ☀️ #westernmeadowlark #birds

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Above the fog, a welcome sight. Thankful the fire didn’t make it to Cherry Canyon.

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Saw a flock of tiny pin-tailed whydahs at the Arboretum. They are one of many non-native species around here. The male looks completely different with breeding plumage. #pintailedwhydah #nonnativespecies #californiabirds #birds

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Happy New Year from this snowy egret and coyote at Caltech. #snowyegret #birds #coyote #mammals

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

I always associate cedar waxings with the holidays. They were splashing around in the water today. #cedarwaxwings #birds

submitted 81 days ago • 0 comments

A Western bluebird in Victory Park #westernbluebird #bluebird #birds

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

A bulbul in the pomegranate tree at the Arboretum #birds #redwhiskeredbulbul #bulbul

submitted 121 days ago • 1 comment