I was watching Band-tailed Pigeons alight on my deck when I turned to see this stunning Hooded Oriole surveying the scene. Maybe it's time to think about an oriole feeder.
Harbour Seal /
I don't know why I'm fond of the British way of spelling harbour and colour, and behaviour. Spell check always chastises me for it but I never learn. Maybe I secretly narrate every post as Sir David Attenborough. This Harbour Seal was curious enough to follow my canoe for a long while on a day in which low clouds rendered everything quite colourless. It was interesting behaviour to witness nonetheless.
Lagoon Cruise /
This isn't a particularly birdy post but it does set the scene. I'm lucky to call Bolinas home. Here are a few shots from a recent late afternoon outing on the lagoon. Above, my friend Stijn gliding near Pine Gulch Creek.
Sunlight persists through a crack in the sky, on an otherwise grey day, and it sets the distant shoreline off from the darkening hills.
Bolinas Snowy Egrets hunt in packs. As this smaller congregation forages, the tide slowly slips out from beneath them.
Spotted Towhee /
A Spotted Towhee in full song on the outskirts of Albuquerque.
Greater Roadrunner /
Keeping cool in a parking lot in Albuquerque.