White-crowned Sparrow
Fattening up on the olives; February 2017.
Northern Mockingbird
April 2017
Brown-headed Cowbird
Brewer's Blackbird
Great Horned Owl (Juvenile)
May 2015
Black Phoebe
Lark Sparrow
Apple blossoms for lunch; February 2017.
Pruning pile. February 2017.
Eurasian Collared-dove
Non-native and somewhat unwelcome. February 2017.
American Kestrel
Male and female pair. February 2017.
Northern Harrier
Lavender trimmings. February 2017.
White-tailed Kite Copulation Series
Female alights on (flimsy) branch. March 2017.
Male arrives. March 2017.
Copulation. March 2017.
Back to hunting. March 2017.
Barn Owl
Bringing prey to young. March 2017.
Getting set to go hunting. March 2017.
Early Evening. March 2017.
Wild Turkey
Male. Look at me! March 2017.
March 2017
Female hunting. March 2017.
Male. March 2017.
Spring molt. March 2017
Mourning Dove
White-tailed Kites passing food
Pair bonding ritual. March 2017.
Wild Turkeys
Washington politics as practiced on the front lawn. Literally down each other's throats. March 2017.
Anna's Hummingbird
Little pollinator. March 2017.
Female. March 2017.
Hooded Oriole
Male is gray and smaller; female brown and larger. March 2017.
Female with a full crop. March 2017.
Sleeping Barn Owl
Bullock's Oriole
Male. April 2017.
Female weaving her nest into the underside of a palm frond. She raised two broods in this nest. April 2017.
Barn Owl Shenanigans
