Aug 162015
 

A tick on a Bewick’s Wren

Bewick's Wren with tick

Bewick’s Wren with tick

Odd rectrices on an immature male Anna’s Hummingbird.

All the tips end in a point, a characteristic of adult male Black-chinned.

Anna's Hummingbird odd tail

Anna’s Hummingbird odd tail

The rest of the bird indicating it is an immature male Anna’s Hummingbird.

Anna's Hummingbird odd tail

Anna’s Hummingbird odd tail

An extraordinary molt of R2 on an hatch year male Rufous Hummingbird.

Rufous Hummingbird HYM

Rufous Hummingbird HYM

A off balanced molt of R3 through R5 of a hatch year male Rufous Hummingbird.

Rufous Hummingbird HYM

Rufous Hummingbird HYM

Mourning Dove and a possible cat encounter.

Mourning Dove

Mourning Dove

A House Finch.

House Finch

House Finch

A Red-tailed Hawk with a broken leg.

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

A cow smelling an Eurasian Collared-Dove

cow and EUCD

cow and EUCD

Swainson’s Thrush with a feather in its eye.

Swainson's Thrush SWTH

Swainson’s Thrush SWTH

Western Tanager with deformed upper beak.

Western Tanager

Western Tanager

Something being fed to bees.

Bee Food

Bee Food

Speaks for itself on many levels.

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A Cultural Statement

A Cultural Statement

Crested Caracara

This Crested Caracara had too much to eat.

Crested Caracara

Crested Caracara

European Starling

European Starling

European Starling

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

Bronzed Cowbird

This Red-tailed Hawk is missing its left leg and one talon.

Red-tailed Hawk RTHA

Red-tailed Hawk RTHA

Reading up on the subject, this wrestling match was not for procreation.

Taken a month after the breeding season was over with no nest.

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Very dark colored Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

Dairy Graveyard

Dairy Graveyard

Dairy Graveyard

Black Phoebe

This Black Phoebe is missing its right foot.

Black Phoebe BLPH

Black Phoebe BLPH

European Starling

European Starling

European Starling

American Crow

American Crow AMCR

American Crow AMCR

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU

Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU

Black-chinned Hummingbird BCHU

Canyon Towhee chick egg tooth, bump on top of beak

Canyon Towhee CANT egg tooth

Canyon Towhee CANT egg tooth

Curve-billed Thrasher

Curve-billed Thrasher CBTH

Curve-billed Thrasher CBTH

Gila Woodpecker

Gila Wooddpecker GIWO

Gila Wooddpecker GIWO

Great-tailed Grackle male

Great-tailed Gracl;e GTGR male

Great-tailed Gracl;e GTGR male

Great-tailed Grackle female

Great-tailed Gracl;e GTGR female

Great-tailed Gracl;e GTGR female

Mallard X Wood Duck hybrid

Mallard X Wood Duck

Mallard X Wood Duck

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Neotropic Cormorant

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Neotropic Cormorant NECO

Ross’s Goose

Ross's Goose avian pox

Ross’s Goose avian pox

Rufous Hummingbird

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU

Rufous Hummingbird RUHU

Anna’s Hummingbird

Anna's Hummingbird

Anna’s Hummingbird

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