California Thrasher, California Towhee

One afternoon in March of this year I visited Blue Sky Campground,  in the hills west of Lake Elsinore. The campground was not very birdy, so I continued driving along one of the side roads off of Highway 74 until I came to some hiking trails, which I sampled as the sun was setting.

Here is a California Thrasher catching the last rays of the setting sun:

A California Towhee, silhouetted against the colorful clouds after sunset:

I'm outta here!