December Birds in Southern California
Cooper’s Hawk Juvenile, Newberry Springs, California
Birds seen on a field trip with San Bernardino Valley Audubon Society and on the Morongo Valley Christmas Bird Count. (Not including ones already featured in recent blogs.)
Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl trying to look like a rock. The eyes were a dead giveaway.
Western Screech Owl trying to look like tree bark.
If you didn’t know it was there, would you have seen it in this California sycamore?
California Thrasher – a life bird for me
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher looking comical
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher singing
Ring-necked Duck, Whitewater Preserve
Male and female Ring-necked Ducks
Mockingbird on mesquite
Ruddy Duck (I’m cheating – this one was just over the border in Nevada)
Loggerhead Shrike
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-tailed Hawk
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roamingpursuits said,
December 21, 2014 at 3:54 pm
Fantastic photos.
pam said,
December 26, 2014 at 9:47 pm
Don’t know which I like better the Gnatcatcher or the Cooper’s Hawk. How lucky to see so much wildlife, not even a squirrel to be found around here anymore! Happy New Year!