The snowy egret is a beautiful medium-sized white heron. In the 19th century, the birds were slaughtered for their plumes, but with protection they recovered fairly rapidly. Maralee
Snowy Egret
Turkey Vulture
We saw plenty of turkey vultures on our trip to the Klamath Basin. They're beautiful in flight, but they aren't very good looking birds close up. Maralee
Pelicans
We found these pelicans . . . and one sandhill crane . . . sitting in a field. Maralee
Yellow-Headed Blackbird
The yellow-headed blackbird is generally found in western wetlands among the reeds . . . which is exactly where we found this bird. This was a first sighting for me even though the area map for the birds show that they can be found where I live. We saw these when I was out photographing …
Eagle
This eagle flew right over our head - so close I couldn't get it all into my frame with my telephoto lens. Maralee
Through My Lens 