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

 

The ubiquitous hawk of North America

 

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Beside the birds there was plenty of other wildlife around            

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@Dave Williamsand @michael-ibk- you're too kind - these Bittern shots look like smudge shots on the lens ! I'm hoping to get to Otmoor later in the year for something better.    Either way o

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70. Horned Lark, Isle of Sheppey, January   A chance to see these guys and the Hen Harriers is what drew me down to the Isle of Sheppey          

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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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Beautiful.

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what a beautiful quail with that fantastical crest.

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Agreed, very cool bird. 🙂

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

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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

 

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226. Pacific Loon, Drake's Beach

 

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

 

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228. Surf Scoter, Drake's Beach

 

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That certainly looks like a rewarding place!

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