All three of these birds (lesser goldfinches, maybe? I have seen them in the general area.) were in the same tree. I think there were several others based on the sound, but it was hard to tell since the yellow birds blended in so well with the yellow-green leaves.
Images
Waves breaking over the end of a jetty
Waves breaking over the end of a jetty across the way.
Fun fact: I discovered that if the wind is strong enough, it can blow a camera neck strap up and completely off of your head.
Not so fun fact: It was also blowing the tethered lens cap on directly into my face.
Western Gull
Heermann’s Gull
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Patrat is on the lookout
Patrat is on the lookout
I’d like to think we can all agree on this, at least.
I’d like to think we can all agree on this, at least.
Portrait mode does a decent job of imitating depth of field here.
Experimenting with the Pixel 5 camera. Portrait mode does a decent job of imitating depth of field here.
If you haven’t already, get out and vote!
If you haven’t already, get out and vote!
Orange moonrise
Orange moonrise
Wild radish
Wild radish
Distant (well, distant enough) wildfire smoke combining with the Belt of Venus effect
Distant (well, distant enough) wildfire smoke combining with the Belt of Venus effect just around sunset. The bike path was one of the few places I had a relatively clear view of the horizon.
Rise!
Best start believin’ in ghost stories…
Best start believin’ in ghost stories…
Western Bluebirds
Three of I’m not sure how many bluebirds that seemed remarkably unconcerned about the dog park nearby.
Pelican above the bluffs
Walked down to the pier on a gloomy day while my car was in the shop. People were pretty good at spreading out and wearing masks (prob. because the city started fining people back in summer).
Among other shorebirds, I saw a group of a half dozen pelicans whirling around and diving for fish.
Marbled Godwit
There were two of these birds walking around near each other, jabbing their beaks into the wet sand. I’m not 100% certain all of these are the same one of the two, but I can’t tell them apart.