Head over to 10,000 Birds to stay out a little later than usual.White-crowned Wonder /
Don't forget to appreciate your friendly, run-of-the-mill, neighborhood sparrows today. They are the birds that make all that time between other birds special. The best choice for any quick birdly fix.
Lady Anna's /
One from the archives... A female Anna's Hummingbird foraging in a driveway in the Richmond District. (click it for the full size version)
New Post at 10,000 Birds /
Float on over to 10,000 Birds to check out a few Swainson's Hawks.Great Blue Heron Pellet /
Great Blue Herons are basically birds of prey. They love a gopher or two or six. And like Hawks and Owls, they too cough up pellets of indigestible material. Ladies and gentlemen, I present you...
...a Great Blue Heron pellet. Yeah, I know gross (but fascinating too). I picked it apart... it was pretty much all gopher fur and a couple insect exoskeletons.