Photo ABCs

Pygmy Nuthatch

A Pygmy Nuthatch, photographed a few weeks ago in Idyllwild, California.

Brandt's Cormorants

Brandt's Cormorants fly to their evening roost near La Jolla Cove.

Photographed just after sunset on Christmas Day.

Happy New Year!

Spotted Sandpiper

A Spotted Sandpiper, photographed on Christmas Day near La Jolla Cove.

The photo was taken shortly before sunset, and the bird was feeding on a very dark and wet rock, thus the dramatic lighting.

Merry Christmas!

A short break from Day of the Dead pictures.

It was a rainy Christmas day in San Diego, until mid-afternoon when the sun came out. A Brown Pelican provides a nice silhouette just after sunset near La Jolla Cove.

Green Heron

A Green Heron, photographed at Santee Lakes in September of this year.

Scaly-breasted Munia

A Scaly-breasted Munia (formerly Nutmeg Mannikin), photographed at Santee Lakes in September of this year.

Allen's Hummingbird

An Allen's Hummingbird, photographed at South Coast Botanic Garden in late September of this year.

White-faced Ibises

Look very carefully and you can see a flock of White-faced Ibises flying past the setting sun, returning to their evening roost near the Salton Sea. (tap or click to enlarge)

Photographed in August of this year.

It's possible that when this picture is uploaded to the web as a jpeg that banding might occur, which isn't present in the original...

Dark-eyed Junco

A Dark-eyed Junco, photographed in Idyllwild, in September of this year.

Great Egret

A Great  Egret takes flight, shortly before sunset.

Photographed at Bolsa Chica in September of this year.