California Towhee, Santa Barbara, CA. #birds

Beautiful Lewis’s Woodpecker, Lake Los Carneros, Santa Barbara #birds

Anna’s Hummingbird taking a break, Santa Barbara #birds

Say’s Phoebe on Santa Cruz Island #birds

Island Scrub Jay, Santa Cruz Island #birds #endemic

Very curious Loggerhead Shrike, Santa Cruz Island #birds

Better shot here #birds

Mute Swan and babies in Regents Park #birds

Congratulations!!

Nesting Killdeer in the middle of a gravel driveway #birds

Pretty House Finch #birds

Purple Martin #birds

American Kestrel #birds

Piping Plovers on Winthrop Beach, MA #birds

A pretty Ovenbird seen today in Brookline, MA #birds

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More Sandhill Cranes with a Northern Cardinal singing harmony #SpringIsInTheAir #birds

Always happy to see the Sandhill Cranes returning #SpringSign #birds

A cute visitor on my walk today #birds

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Not a great shot since I was surprised to see it, but here’s a Great Shearwater that was close to shore in New Jersey #birds #seabirds

Two Canada Geese “enjoying” Chicago’s St Patrick’s Day tradition of turning the river green. #birds

Found this beauty in a Google Photos folder from 2011 #birds

rotund #birds

Congratulations!!

Video taken in 2014 by my then 11-year-old son. A little shaky but I enjoyed the commentary and direct looks from the hawk #birds #raptors

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