Thanks to my lovely fiancé, for one putting up with going out before sunrise to look for a duck, and two, for spotting our first Fulvous Whistling-Ducks right as I was opening the car door to give up! So cool to see these rare birds to California.

Saw my first Wilson's Snipe yesterday evening! Such remarkable detail to their feathers and extraordinary camouflage. 🪶

Northern Elephant Seal pup annoyed with a Western Gull taking advantage of its nursing mother. 🪶

My 400th native or vagrant species I've photographed! Grasshopper Sparrow at Quail Hill.

love uncertain bird IDs, especially the pelagic variety lol.

Signed up for a spring pelagic woohoo!

AI moment lmao

Relocated an old cheap camera my dad got me before a solo trip to Peru back in 2016. Excitedly, found an Andean Condor photo on it!

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

American Kestrel with its catch of the day. 🪶

Greater Pewee! Easiest uncommon visitor to SoCal I've ever had. The first bird I saw at the park it's been frequenting, seconds after exiting my car!

Greater Pewee! :)

Up to 10,000 people gathered for a vigil after ICE killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026 - short video from the vigil site. Story is developing.

Rock Wren! 🪶

At long last saw my first Ridgway's Rail yesterday :) 🪶

Reddish Egret and an unfortunate fish that didn't quite make it to 2026 🪶

Black-crowned night heron 🌝

Our puppy :)

American Kestrel at the wetlands 🪶

Sanderlings after the rainstorm yesterday 🪶

Wrentit out of the dense brush! 🪶

Back in the mid-2010's I would search the local tide pools for sea stars with no luck, going years without seeing any. Last couple of years I stumble across them on most visits to the tide pools. Yesterday I got to see one as part of the food chain for the first time at my local spot! 🪶

Skipped lunch to go successfully see an Olive-backed pipit! Woohoo

Haven’t been able to photograph birds recently due to this cutie occupying my free time as of late. 😅

Rescued this energetic puppy this week!

It's Friday 🤘 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLMU...

Royal Tern with its underside reflecting the Caribbean’s shallow blue water. 🪶

Last week saw my first ever American Flamingos! 🪶

Golden-cheeked Woodpecker in the afternoon rain that drenched us both 🪶

Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow! 🪶

Western Gull following the boat offshore of San Diego 🪶

On this day eight years ago, during the fascist Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA, neo-Nazi James Fields drove his car into a crowd of antifascists, killing 32-year-old paralegal Heather Heyer. She is gone but many of us survived to fight another day. Remember her. Don’t give up. 🖤

South Island Robin 🪶

Couple of Black-footed Albatross from San Diego pelagic tour yesterday :) 🪶

Peregrine Falcon soars over the Grand Canyon 🪶

California Condor from yesterday 🪶

In addition to the unbelievable condor viewing (!!!), finally saw my first ever mountain quail!!

Oh my god!!

Scripp's Murrelet viewed from land! 🪶

Just saw a Scripp’s Murrelet!!! Right after we had given up, we somehow spotted the little black and white bird bobbing well across the harbor. Been a target of mine for years, so happy.

Easily my favorite shorebird. July 14 - Trestles 🪶

Fully paying off my student loans was a lot cooler before Nelnet withdrew my typical payment again afterwards. 2 months later and they still won’t refund me my money. Think their credit score will get dinged for this late repayment? (Ha)

White-headed Woodpeckers in the San Gabriel mountains. 🪶

Pt Vicente and some Peregrine Falcons 🪶

My third visit with the very special and rare visitor to Los Angeles :) 🪶

Lovely day to take the train to the ballgame.

Western Gulls in La Jolla 🪶

Took 18 months but finally won my wage dispute!

Brandt's Cormorants 🪶

Great-tailed Grackle 🪶