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| Western Bluebirds, Sunset Parkway |
That's the westbound N-Judah Muni train in the background above. The birds are perched on the roof rack of a pick-up truck. This morning's walk was a lot more birdy than usual, although my Tuesday walking route tends to be a better showcase for what's out there than my other routes.
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| I paid more attention than usual to Anna's hummingbirds today, starting with this one part-way down the Mount Lane steps near the start of my walk. |
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| I heard the Nuttall's woodpecker in a nearby tree along the Sunset Parkway, and it suddenly flew down to land on this skinny tree right in front of me. |
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| A yellow-rumped warbler also dropped in from the heights nearby. |
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| A couple of Anna's hummingbirds were working some young cypress trees as I entered Golden Gate Park. I figure they were catching insects, although I couldn't see anything in their beaks. |
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| A few American robins were singing their hearts out. This guy wasn't singing. He was trailing after a second robin that was foraging on the trail below, along Mallard Lake. |
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| The Wilson's warbler only showed itself for a second, and I got lucky that my compact camera was able to quickly focus on it before he was gone. |
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| The orange-crowned warbler was just a few steps farther down the same trail, also at Mallard Lake. |
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| While I was waiting for an Allen's hummingbird to come down and visit the baths in a dark part of Mallard Lake's little creek, a Townsend's warbler pounced on its chance to wet its feathers before flying back up into the tree branches to preen. |
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| The Allen's hummingbirds spent a lot of time chasing each other around, but eventually one of them would settle in for a splash. |
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| A red-shouldered hawk was calling out as I walked past Elk Glen Lake. |
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| This pretty plant, which is common throughout the park, is poison hemlock. |
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| I pulled my bike to the curb when I heard the telltale cheeping of cedar waxwings flying overhead just as I was approaching a cotoneaster bush full of red berries. It was a large flock, and they landed in the trees nearby. I felt sure they were coming for the berries, but they eventually flew away to continue their journey without dropping in. |
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| It snowed on Jackie & Shadow's nest yesterday. Temps last night were down around 20 degrees. Eagles are tough. |
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| Shadow flies in with a fish. |
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| Jackie gets up off the chicks to enjoy the food delivery. |
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| Shadow (upper left) makes room for Jackie to feed the chicks. |
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| Shadow didn't stick around very long. He dropped to the right at a steep angle, leaving the frame. I suspect he remained nearby since there was a lot of squawking from ravens soon after. |
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| Once the chicks stopped taking the morsels of fish, Jackie settled back down to keep them warm. |
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