Roys 365 for 2017

[Roy1961]

someone forgot to take down the decorations. lol

 

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i heard a strange kind of bird squawk and went to the back of the trees, a coopers/sharp shinned flew off, turned back to the path and almost walked over this.

first gopher snake of the year.

 

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hard to tell what length he was, about 3 ft in the open and he was still in the cactus plant.

 

[sonicbuffalo_RIP]

Nice set of pictures Roy.....I guess you about wore out the D7000?

 

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the hawk came back, guessing coopers?

 

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off out to Long Beach for a few shots with the Audubon group.

 

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Nice set of pictures Roy.....I guess you about wore out the D7000?

Thanks SB, I tried. Lol

sent from Pandora's 'Mr Bean' blue lagoon.

 

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11th March 2017

Left the house at 5:30am sun was trying to get up, temp was a nice 58 degF, beautiful clear morning. Got to Bolsa Chica via Denny's breakfast stop, Fog Sunny Fog Sunny and Fog, it didnt know what to do.

 

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i asked the question what was the smaller bird in the top pic, i was told a Red Knot (new bird) looks more like a foggy gray knot. lol

 

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Redhead and Wigeons

 

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Western Gull?

 

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last one is a House Wren (new)

 

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even cleaned up this is only so so, lots of Herons nesting in the Palms.

 

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Great Horned Owl, some guy next to me (not in our group) fired about 10 burst of 5 shots at this, it never moved or opened its eyes in the 10 mins we stood there.

 

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one minute sunny the next this

 

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