An American Robin, photographed at El Monte Park, Lakeside, California, in November of last year:
A Western Bluebird, photographed in Craig Regional Park in Fullerton, California, in November of last year:
A Northern Mockingbird, photographed at the Fullerton Arboretum in November of last year:
An Allen's Hummingbird, photographed at the Fullerton Arboretum in November of last year:
An American White Pelican, photographed earlier this month at Huntington Central Park in Huntington Beach, California.
Probably a female Costa's Hummingbird, photographed in Borrego Springs earlier this month.
I saw the backlit flower with a dark background, and waited for the hummingbird to return to it. It took more than a few minutes, but my patience paid off.
More birds from Anza Borrego State Park and Borrego Springs, photographed last month:
Greater Roadrunner:
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher:
White-crowned Sparrow (immature):
I have told the story before, of a non-birder asking me, at the Anza-Borrego Visitor Center, "What is that beautiful bird with the red head and chest?"
He was referring to, of course, the House Finch, a bird that few birders give a second glance to.
Though an introduced species some places, it is native to the desert southwest, and is, indeed, a beautiful bird.
Its color goes well with the ocotillo flower!
Yellow-rumped Warblers, photographed last month in Anza-Borrego State Park:
Along with the dozens of robins gorging on the palm tree berries in yesterday's post, there was a handful of Cedar Waxwings, which are birds more commonly associated with berries. Here is one of them:
This winter there have been numerous reports of huge flocks of American Robins in San Diego County.
While I was in Borrego Springs one day in December, there was a large flock which was feasting on the berries of a palm tree.
Arriving at the banquet:
One berry at a time:
