The gallery is below.
Highlights:
- Geese, ducks, a towhee and a shoveller all staring directly at you
- A deceased dragonfly
- Harrier close-ups!
- A billion birds, all in the same spot
- A very pretty Dark-eyed Junco
- Assorted bugs that aren’t dragonflies
Anna's Hummingbird at a feeder, wary of an incoming interloper.
Anna's Hummingbird showing off their gorget at a feeder.
A creepy crawly creepy crawling along a railing.
Blackbird perched on two branches.
Blackbird enjoying a seed on a post.
Black-capped Chickadee looking down from above.
Black-capped Chickadee gazing out from its perch.
Golden-crowned Sparrow on a railing at Reifel Bird Sanctuary.
A Canada Goose in profile and looking strangely serene in golden light.
Profile of a Canada Goose with a tuft of feathers on the back on its head.
Canada Goose head-on. Terrifying.
Great Blue Heron en route to elsewhere.
Great Blue Heron hunting, 1/4: Spotting the prey.
Great Blue Heron hunting, 2/4: Going for the catch.
Great Blue heron hunting: 3/4: Fish acquired!
Great Blue Heron hunting, 4/4: Down the hatch!
Anna's Hummingbird all poofed out due to the presence of a nearby rival.
Female Mallard staring directly at the camera.
Female Mallard with a play of light and shadow across her head.
A Northern Pintail stretching out.
An American Wigeon with something presumably yummy hanging from its mouth.
Bird boxes, currently empty, in the marshland outside Reifel Bird Sanctuary.
A Song Sparrow looking over from atop a fence.
House sparrow enjoying a seed, cigar-style.
Close-up of a Spotted Towhee judging you.
A spotted Towhee on the trail in bright, golden light.
A Gadwall gliding through a pond.
Dark-eyed Junco perched on a branch.
A crow scouting the tidal flats for goodies. Dig those gams.
A vast gathering of waterfowl, including American Wigeons, Green-winged Teals and more.
Golden-crowned Sparrow legging it.
An ex-dragonfly, peacefully laid out on the trail.
Something fuzzy this way comes.
A Yellowlegs walking through the shallows, looking for food.
Two Greater Yellowlegs, one doing a weird little hop step.
Northern Shoveller stare.
Northern Harrier 1/4. The wings are a bit blurry, as I was not ready for it to suddenly swing right by.
Northern Harrier 2/4.
Northern Harrier 3/4.
Northern Harrier 4/4.
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