This is another bird from our trip to southern California. I'm not sure if it's a northern mockingbird or a sage thrasher. My Merlin bird app wasn't sure. The back looks more like a sage thrasher but the belly looks more like the northern mockingbird. Maralee
Western Grebe
While on my search for pelicans, two beautiful western grebes swam by. What beautiful birds they are with their striking red eyes and long yellow bill. The pelican hunt was worth it just to see this bird. Maralee
Snowy Egret
Another bird I don't see here in Oregon is the snowy egret. I saw a number of them while we were driving around the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve and Ecological Reserve. Again, these birds where quite a distance away and it was difficult to take decent photographs of them. These are very highly cropped. …
In Search of Pelicans
We just returned from a vacation with family in Southern California. I like to try to photograph birds that I don't normally see here in Oregon. So on a day-trip to Newport Beach I went hunting for brown pelicans. I was told there were pelicans everywhere. I saw a group flying overhead and got a …
Last of the Hummingbirds
With the cooler fall weather, the hummingbird population has diminished as most have left for warmer climates. We still have a few stragglers though. I'm hoping they don't stick around well into the winter like one did last year as that was stressful for me last year. Maralee
Through My Lens 