NO Kings Sherman Oaks CA #NOKINGS

Lesser Goldfinch eating Crepe Myrtle seeds...#birds

This is fucking horrifying.

Mr. & Mrs. California Quail on a wet morning in SoCal. #birds #californiaquail #sfvaudubon #hansendam

2 Female Belted Kingfishers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

Red Rock Skimmer #dragonfly #dragonflies #chatsworthCA #nature #photography

Downy Woodpecker #birds #woodpecker #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

Blue-eyed Darners make sexy time. #dragonfly #dragonflies #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

2 male Downy Woodpeckers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve #woodpeckers

Pretty Anna's Hummingbird on a super hot day in the San Fernando Valley! Interesting discovery - hummingbirds love to sit on little bouncy branches! My volunteer sunflower is a hummingbird jungle jim. #birds

Pete visits the water dish...

Allen's Hummingbird - Encino CA #bird #hummingbird

Y'all ever have a bad hair day? Female Belted Kingfisher. Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve. #birds #kingfisher #sepulvedabasin #sfvaudubon

Noisy Common Raven #birds #EncinoCA

Noisy Common Raven #birds #EncinoCA

Osprey from a different angle! #birds #osprey #sepulvedabasin

Looks like the girls have finally headed south - Hooded Oriole. God willing - the males return around St. Pat's day, girls about 3 weeks later. #birds #encinoCA

Juvenile Northern Mockingbird #birds #chatsworthcalifornia

Leucistic Pied-Billed Greebe. #SepulvedaBasin #Birds

Cassin's Kingbird, Sepulveda Basin Encino CA #birds #SFVAudubon

Shrike 2 for me this week. Juvenile Loggerhead Shrike, Chatsworth, CA #birds

Tell me when it's over. American Kestrel. #birds

OK, I know this isn't vibrant. But check out the cammo on this Common Poorwill - Hansen Dam, Los Angeles Area. I could not see it was a bird until it blinked and then thought a rock blinked?It was in fine loose gravel among buckwheat plants #birds #SFVAUDUBON

Anna's Hummingbird feasting on Cleveland Sage nectar #birds #SFVAudubon

I start every day with @effinbirds.com

Nyger seed feeder squawkfest. Lesser Goldfinches #birds

2 old ladies making trouble

Weed seed + fluff-eating Lesser Goldfinch Encino Ca #BIRDS #LESSERGOLDFINCH

Federally-endangered Least Bell's Vireo in Bull Creek Restoration Area, Encino CA. But then, what and who aren't federally endangered right now? #birds #leastbellsviero #endangeredspeciesact #migratorybirdtreatyact

First Matilija poppy bloom this year Encino CA #matilijapoppy #californianativeplants

Brown Pelicans - saw several hundred today! Ventura, CA. #birds #brownpelicans #ventura

Handsome LEGO (Lesser Goldfinch) with a little molt going on - Encino, CA. #birds #lessergoldfinch

Dolphin...Ca channel islands #dolphin

Tiny native bee napping in Palmer's Indian Mallow bloom #bee

Song Sparrows are just special, we are blessed to have a family of them. Encino, CA #birds #sfvaudubon #songsparrow

Allen's Hummingbird after a hard day sucking nectar - his beak is encrusted with pollen. Not the aurora borealis behind him, just a hibiscus. Encino, CA #birds #allenbshummingbire #sfvaudubon

Anna's Hummingbird gets a sip of nectar Encino CA #birds #sfvaudubon #annashummingbird

#bees #ValleyCarpenterBee male - cute fuzzy and yellow

One of my favorites - Acorn Woodpecker. The granary is a non-native walnut tree that's barely hanging on. #birds #acornwoodpecker #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve

Demonstrative Anna's Hummingbird female - Encino CA #birds #hummingbirds #sfvaudubon

Neighborhood Northern Mocking Bird. Oddly he is missing the end of his lower beak. Nonetheless, he sings loudly at all hours and seems healthy. #birds #sfvaudubon #northernmockingbird

Hooded Oriole female - finally got a shot of her. they are very cautious - it's a good thing. Love seeing them every year! So. Cal. #birds #hoodedoriole #sfvaudubon

Hummingbird happy hour in Encino CA #birds

Tree Swallow makes home in dead tree cavity. #birds #treeswallow #hansendam

Looking for love! #birds #redwingedblackbird #sepulvedabasinwildlife

Drama #raccoon #cats

OMG raccoons shtuping on our deck #raccoon