Hot Tub Birding
After birding in the wind and rain most of the day, watching this Merlin eat his meal in the hot tub at Mary’s (us in the hot tub, not the merlin) was quite copacetic!!!


After birding in the wind and rain most of the day, watching this Merlin eat his meal in the hot tub at Mary’s (us in the hot tub, not the merlin) was quite copacetic!!!


Finally, here are a couple of interesting feeding behaviors by Cattle and Snowy. (Cattle video is pretty dis-focused).
These guys are pests to native species, but there is some interesting plumage this time of year.
Here’s a few from the Davis mountains last week.
Speaking of sandpipers: here’s another one someone can ID.
Love the antics and appeal of the Pygmy Nuthatches!!
A pair of Dacha Species #144 were floating in the river when I got home today, but then they took flight pretty quickly when they saw me ….. any guesses as to their identity?? View in group