Photo ABCs

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Here I share photos of birds, travel, sports and people (mostly birds).

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I will have another (my fifth) solo show of bird photography at the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor Center Gallery in Santee, California, from October 22 through December 2 of 2022. Details will follow when the time approaches.

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Least Sandpiper

A Least Sandpiper, photographed at the Salton Sea in August, 2019.

Burrowing Owl

A Burrowing Owl, photographed near the Salton Sea in August, 2019.

Northern Pintails

A two-headed duck?

No, just a pair of Northern Pintails flying in tight formation.

Photographed at the San Diego River Mouth in January, 2018.

Brown Pelicans

Brown Pelicans in the mist.

Photographed in Ventura, California, in June of this year.

Great-tailed Grackles

When leaving the parking lot to look for birds along the beach in Ventura, I heard a bird call I did not recognize.

Investigating, I discovered a fledgling Great-tailed Grackle begging to be fed.

Soon, its mother returned with a tasty morsel.

The baby is bigger than its mother!

Photographed in June of this year.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron, photographed in the mist in Ventura, California, in June of this year.

Rock Wren

A Rock Wren poses, appropriately enough, on a rock.

Photographed near Big Bear, California, in September 2019.

Red-breasted Sapsucker

A Red-breasted Sapsucker blends into a lichen-covered rock.

Photographed at Bluff Lake, near Big Bear, California, in September, 2019.

Eurasian Collared-Dove, Great-tailed Grackle

Even common birds can be appreciated for their beauty and interesting behavior.

Here are two birds photographed near Brawley, California, one minute apart, in June, 2018:

Eurasian Collared-Dove:

Great-tailed Grackle, with nesting material:

Red-shouldered Hawk

Nearly every time I visit a friend's tennis court in La Jolla, there is a Red-shouldered Hawk (sometimes two) patrolling the area.

In July of this year I was able to take this photo: