LM's 6th BY, 2021 - in search of consistency, with better photography

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212. Red-tailed Hawk, Point Reyes NP, August

 

The ubiquitous hawk of North America

 

 

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213. Spotted Towhee, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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214. Brown Creeper, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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215. Common Raven, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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216. Cooper's Hawk, Point Reyes NP, August

 

This was a very relaxed hawk, only a few metres away

 

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217. Stellar's Jay, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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218. American Kestrel, Point Reyes NP, London

 

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219. Common Yellowthroat, Point Reyes NP, August

 

A nemesis bird of mine - frequently seen but I just can't get a good sighting 

 

 

 

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220. Bewick's Wren, Point Reyes NP, London

 

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221. American Goldfinch, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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222. White-crowned Sparrow, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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223. California Quail, Point Reyes NP, August

 

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[TonyQ]

That quail is a spectacular bird

[Peter Connan]

Beautiful.

[xelas]

That quail is a true beauty!

[Kitsafari]

what a beautiful quail with that fantastical crest.

[michael-ibk]

Agreed, very cool bird. 🙂

[PeterHG]

I agree with all the previous comments on the quail: really beautiful!

[lmSA84]

Thank you all of the kind comments

 

Continuing on with birds from Point Reyes National Park, and this time from the Drakes Passage Beach. A place that I would absolutely recommend to anyone it's just beautiful and often bathed in mist before it emerges in the mid-day sun

 

224. Heermann's Gull, Drake's Passage Beach, Point Reyes

 

 

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225. Red-throated Loon, Drake's Beach

 

You can see three Loon species in a single view off Drake's Beach

 

 

226. Pacific Loon, Drake's Beach

 

 

227. Common Loon, Drake's Beach (photo in heavy fog) 

 

 

 

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228. Surf Scoter, Drake's Beach

 

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229. California Gull, Drake's Beach

 

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230. Western Gull, Drake's Beach

 

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231. American Crow, Point Reyes NP

 

[PeterHG]

That certainly looks like a rewarding place!