Male California quail feeding on seeds on this bush, which I couldn't identify. Please tell me if you know.
2022-02-23 – A few beautiful birds
Finally I am back.
It’s been hard to find time lately. I have been unable to go hiking as often as I would like. And I have not published new pictures for the last 3 months. It’s certainly not because I am lacking new pics. In fact I have way too many, and that brings me to a situation where I often hesitate regarding the topic of the next post.
Anyway, as I reviewed my last posts, it occurred to me that birds haven’t been getting enough attention.
So here we go: we have 6 kinds of birds today.
Male California quail feeding on seeds on this bush, which I couldn't identify. Please tell me if you know.
Female California quails feeding. These were on the same bush as the male in the first pic.
The house finch (which I used to think of as red finch) is native of the area, but spread out to the rest of USA due to commercial trade.
These male and female long-tailed grackles were eyeing me suspiciously, even though I was pretty far away.
They decided to take off abruptly. I didn't see anything threatening, so perhaps they didn't like me being nearby.
This white-tailed kite was hovering a hill near Lake Hodges. As I was taking this picture, my left eye picked up a movement on the ground below. When l looked I saw a coyote running away. I tried to take pictures but he was too quick.
Juvenile black-crowned heron, very early in the morning, probably waiting for the temperature to rise a bit.
This is a northern harrier, also early in the morning, but not the same day.
Glad you’re posting again! I have to say that it’s bitter-sweet seeing your pics, because I miss my daily 5 mile walks there. Hope all is well!
-Robert
Thanks Robert.
It’s nice to hear from you. I didn’t remember that you had subscribed. I am sorry about the bitter part for you. And yes, all is well, except of course the lack of time to do all the postings which are in the queue 😉
Glad to see you posting again! that Quail is gorgeous 🙂 I heard that the New World quail are parrots but I think someone is pulling my leg 😀 Anyways glad you are back posting 🙂
Thank you Michael. It nice to see that you are still looking forward to my posts. Right, quails have nothing to do with parrots. Even though I doubted that, I still did a quick search for anything related to this possibility and found nothing. There are many types of quails and they are related to the partridge. One common trait of all these birds is that they are all ground dwelling and don’t fly much. As I am sure you know, parrots fly well and dwell in trees.
Glad you’re posting again! I have to say that it’s bitter-sweet seeing your pics, because I miss my daily 5 mile walks there. Hope all is well!
-Robert
Thanks Robert.
It’s nice to hear from you. I didn’t remember that you had subscribed. I am sorry about the bitter part for you. And yes, all is well, except of course the lack of time to do all the postings which are in the queue 😉
Glad to see you posting again! that Quail is gorgeous 🙂 I heard that the New World quail are parrots but I think someone is pulling my leg 😀 Anyways glad you are back posting 🙂
Thank you Michael. It nice to see that you are still looking forward to my posts. Right, quails have nothing to do with parrots. Even though I doubted that, I still did a quick search for anything related to this possibility and found nothing. There are many types of quails and they are related to the partridge. One common trait of all these birds is that they are all ground dwelling and don’t fly much. As I am sure you know, parrots fly well and dwell in trees.