Black bird with wings spread amid a stream of splashing water, Photo: Tom Christensen (rightreading.com)
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Splash: any bird with a splash of water, waves breaking, or droplets of water. This #bird appears to be a cormorant. Seen at #GrayLodgeWildlifeArea in #NorthernCalifornia. #photography #BirdPhotography
Large number of white birds (Snow Geese) in a marshy setting. Photography: Thomas Christensen (rightreading.com)
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borb (bird + orb, birds looking round or pear-shaped). Many of these #SnowGeese (Anser caerulescens) at #GrayLodgeWildlifeArea in #NorthernCalifornia curled up into balls.
#birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #nature #goose #wildlife
Three Double-Crested #Cormorants, seen at #GrayLodgeWildlifeArea in #NorthernCalifornia. Cormorants are great divers and are often seen in wetlands, lakes, rivers, and reservoirs.
#BirdOfTheDay #BirdsInTheirElement
Gray Lodge Wildlife Area lake with Sutter Buttes in the background.
Recently we visited several #birding sites in #NorthernCalifornia. One was the #GrayLodgeWildlifeArea. The mountains in the background are the #SutterButtes, often called the world's smallest mountain range. These eroded volcanic lava domes are almost completely privately owned.
#MountainMonday
