Aren’t they so fluffy?

A group of recently fledged Great Horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) made an appearance on my college campus! After a couple of days, I managed to catch one looking at me rather inquisitively through the canopy of a tree as I took its photo.

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Got some wicked Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) photos from a hike around Yolo County. It’s honestly always breathtaking as to how stunning these creatures are.

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Water Birds of California by Howard L. Cogswell.

Interesting books found at my college’s semesterly book sale… They also had a 4th edition of Peterson’s Field Guide for the Central/East regions of North America. I’m thinking about picking up the 4th edition of his Western North American field guide to have the complete collection.

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American Coots (Fulica americana) are some of the more beautiful waterfowl I’ve seen since I’ve started birding last year. It took me for a surprise when I found out these are more related to cranes than they are ducks! If they’re not ducks, why are they duck shaped?

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So true…

I’ve also got a Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) from Camanche Reservoir’s South Shore. The water was absolutely littered with White Pelicans, but seeing these guys scurrying along the muddy sand was a delight. Probably one of my favorite shorebirds of all time.

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Female Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) I saw this past Friday drifting around in a fishing pond. Their red head always looks so strikingly beautiful!

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