SAN DIEGO BIRDING IN JANUARY IV

I had planned to go to La Jolla to photograph brown pelicans the next  morning, but it was foggy and cloudy at the coast so I went back to Lindo Lake. This time the osprey was just looking from afar, but there was a red-tailed hawk in a nearby tree who posed nicely for me. 

I then came across a flock of cedar waxwings, a first for me.

They are quite a lovely bird. 

Waterfowl seen were of course mallard ducks, Northern Shovelers, 

 Common Moorhen or Common Gallinule -

and a few wood ducks. 

Two smaller birds that I was also able to photograph were the Western Bluebird -

 and the Yellow-Rumped Warbler.

There is quite a population of Great-Tailed Grackles around the lake as well.  This one found a mid-morning snack.

So you can see I am not staying home much. I will be off to get those Brown Pelicans in a couple of days. :-)

SAN DIEGO BIRDING IN JANUARY - III

This week I went off to photograph with a friend at Lindo Lake which is located in Lakeside, CA, not far away. We had a great morning with warming sun, blue skies, and great birds. 

I captured an osprey just after he had captured a fish and started to fly away. 

Osprey with Fish - 

Then there were opportunities to photograph a hummingbird -

A stately Night Heron - 

 Black-Necked Stilt with reflection -

Canada geese -

And a Northern Shoveler -

It was a great morning.