A Snowy Egret wades amongst some of the new sprouts of Spring. I love the stark contrast of the white against the green. Snowys always make the prettiest subjects.
The first touches of spring were starting to show up during the BVAS Bird Count during February. This little Song Sparrow was singing it’s little heart out about it too!
Got this shot after chasing down this little Hermit Thrush... which I guess is appropriate, given its name. 🙂
I don’t know if you’ve ever seen these trees that have tiny seed pods that look like little maces or not, but they were my favorite tree as a kid. I remember we would throw them at each other and they would stick to absolutely everything… your shirt, your backpack, your hair, anything. Everytime I see one, they make me smile.
I didn’t bother until now to look up to see what kind of tree makes these little seed pods. Apparently, it’s a Sweetgum Tree. Who knew?
Looks like this Lesser Goldfinch is enjoying the seed pods as much as I do!
Yellow-rumped Warbler
A sad little Yellow-rumped Warbler looking a little worn around the edges, just like the palm it’s sitting on. Picture taken during the BVAS January bird count.
This little guy was hard to capture amongst the branches.
A little Allen’s Hummingbird desperately holding on to a twig during gusty winds. Captured during the BVAS January bird count
A little Allen’s trying to show off to all the other birds and tell them who’s boss. Unfortunately, no matter how much spunk this little guy has, I don’t think any of the other birds are paying attention.
This was taken during BVAS January bird count.
This was my second bird count at the Buena Vista Lagoon. There was a great turn out of people compared to last time. Unfortunately, it was really gray and gloomy so there weren’t many birds. We ended up with 49 species compared to last month’s 50, which is great but there just weren’t as many of each species out and about.
Despite the fewer bird numbers, we still had a great time. We met lots of cool new people and I finally learned how to tell the different between a Western Gull and a California Gull so I can’t wait to go to beach. Hope you enjoy the pics and here is a quick video I took of the Snowy Egret.
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