Tag: birds
Western Gull
Western Gull (Ventura Pier)
Western Gull (at Pismo Beach)
Ooo-ooo! Ooo-ooo! Ooo-ooo! Ooo-Ooo! And also: Ooo-ooo!
European Starling (Spectrum)
Just the regular pigeons. Regularly-spaced, that is.
Brown Pelican (duo)
Brown Pelican
As far as I can tell from the pictures, this is the only one that had a band around its leg.
Western Gull (diving toward ocean)
Western Gull (in flight at Redondo Pier)
Brown Pelican
Pin-Tailed Whydahs
I spotted the bird with the long tail flying around and thought at first that it was carrying something. Eventually it settled on this cable and I saw the other one which was clearly the same species, despite the shorter tail. Male/female pair? Older male/younger male?
They appear to be pin-tailed wydahs, which have been introduced to southern California. There’s a cluster of observations on iNaturalist in the LA area.
On PixelFed.Social
Female on iNaturalist
Male on iNaturalist
Rufous, Allen’s, and Allied Hummingbirds (on cable)
Grey Geese
Grey Geese
Mourning Dove (on a cable)
Ducks, Geese, and Swans
Gull (drinking from puddle at Rainbow Lagoon)
Stealth Sparrows. I almost deleted the thumbnail because the birds didn’t actually register at that size. Fortunately, I opened the image and looked.
Stealth Sparrows. I almost deleted the thumbnail because the birds didn’t actually register at that size. Fortunately, I opened the image and looked.