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| Small Birds Click on images to see larger versions El Polin Springs and Sutro Heights Park illustrate that tiny feathered experiences can be just as good as having a hawk at your feet. | Posted: June 19, 2008 | |
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A Violet-green Swallow foraging over the grass at El Polin Spring. |
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At Sutro Heights a lovely goldfinch rests for a very brief moment. |
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A thirsty Anna's takes a drink. |
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A White-crowned Sparrow and her gigantic baby Cowbird. |
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So hard to photograph... Close but not quite. |
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A Hooded Oriole sneaks through the trees at Sutro. |
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Tucked into the shade during the hottest part of the day, this Chestnut-backed Chickadee searches for food. |
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A Robin sunning its wings. |
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Robins kept turning up with red bills and I wondered if they'd become carnivorous... but that mystery was soon solved. |
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This Allen's Hummingbird has an injured eye but seems to be doing well otherwise. |
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Here he bathes in the spring... |
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only to be interrupted. Apparently territorial disputes don't get put on hold during bathtime. |
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The injured Allen's landed near me and I was able to get this shot of his plumage. |
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One of the others investigating the spring. |
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An Anna's bathing vigorously. |
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Giving the wings a good soaking seems a precursor to the bathing ritual. |
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External Links
Cornell Lab of Ornithology Bird Guide | |||
Copyright Notice - Images, graphic design, and text ©2007 Walter Kitundu, San Francisco, California.
It is unlawful to reproduce or distribute these images via any medium, digital or physical, without the express consent of the artist/photographer.