You can't see them, but that corn field was full of swallows of all sorts flying down low right between the corn stalks. The hedge row was full of birds too....
including lots of White-crowned Sparrows....including young fledglings like this one. Probably a second hatch....
There were Black-capped Chickadee's all over the place.
I'm always pointing out how important our native plants are...but it wasn't until today that I learned that....
Downy Woodpeckers are yet another species that feed on the berries of this shrub.
This photo shows a few things.....that the Canada Geese are back in numbers (adjacent farm fields were full of them), the water levels are dropping to the point that vegetation is showing up over there in the background, and look at the hillside....can't say I've ever seen it as dry as it is this year...no wonder the fire hazard rating is extreme!
another species seen today was this Cedar Waxwing youngster.
and speaking of youngsters, this evening took the camera with me when did the evening 'dog walk'....
there were all kinds of young Song Sparrows down at the waters edge. In fact the last few days the bushes down there have been alive with birds, mainly American Goldfinch and Bush Tits.
The reason I'd taken the camera was to show that....
water levels are so low that it won't be long until we'll be able to walk over to the park again. Something that we normally can't do until September or even October!
great shots did you see any ospreys at all
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