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No idea what this beetle is, though I have seen several before. Hard to shoot as it seems to have a glossy secretion, likely as predator protection, that reflects wicked

First Bullock's of the year

Damn it! I just had this cleaned!

And yellow rumps everywhere

and the downey, ditto

Saw two more species of woodpeckers -- the Nuttal's, male and female

I don't know -- feels fine to me

Too damn hot

I was looking at something else when this juvi night heron popped out of the tree right in front of me. He took one look and retreated back into the brushy shadows.

My favorite woodpecker, the northern flicker, but I only got one not-very-good shot before he was off

At least someone liked the sun

A rarity here, chipping sparrow

Brilliant Bullock's Oriole -- first seen this year

14 March (and not as bad as you feared) Home from class -- hot, hot, and well overdone. 75° when we started at 8; 92° when we finished at noon. Not as many birds as hoped for, as they are smart enough to stay someplace cool, but a few nice ones. This was the first outing with the new 5300 body...

A test with my new 5300 -- shot quickly, without much planning, after a long day, and several glasses of wine