Saturday, February 25, 2012

Bunnies and Birds

Some folks have felt slighted the last few days as I've had a 'Bird Blogging Focus'.  So here's a Bunny Update. 

A couple of bunnies greeted me Friday - Sunflower Seed Fans - Bunny #1

...and Bunny #2

Oops - Back to  Birds! 
Also ready to eat at the Sunflower Buffet, a young female California Quail...

...and a Sparrow or Wren of some sort. 

A Tree Top Steller's Jay

A Sky-High Turkey Vulture - See the red head?  

This photo is a bit fuzzy, but again the red head is visible.  I think the way the feathers splay at the end of the wings is most interesting.  I can tell you they are wonderfully graceful fliers!  

Again a blurry picture - but in my book way, way cool!
This is a Varied Thrush.  My very first sighting of one on our property.  He was hanging out in the front yard with a bunch of Robins.  Originally I thought it might be a Flicker or a Meadowlark, but it is definitely a Varied Thrush.  For a better look at this pretty bird click this link.  The coolest thing was that I got to add him to the last day (Monday) of the Great Backyard Bird Count. 

Count     Species
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11 California Quail
16 Mourning Doves
02 Anna's Hummingbirds
01 Rufous Hummingbird
01 Downy Woodpecker
01 Hairy Woodpecker
03 Northern Flickers
11 Steller's Jays
02 Western Scrub-Jays
02 Black-capped Chickadees
24 American Robins
01 Varied Thrush
04 European Starlings
02 Spotted Towhees
03 Song Sparrows
08 Dark-eyed Juncos (Oregon)
10 House Finches
10 Pine Siskins

4 comments:

  1. Those pictures are just great. I'll have to start trying to spot a turkey vulture. Our most exciting bird sighting this year was: going around a curve and down a hill, we saw what we thought was a large cat in the road way ahead. As we got closer we realized it was an eagle dealing with road kill! Of course, no camera! Have a great week-end!

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  2. Beautiful blue skies in the vulture photos. It's been a grey day here in Scotland.

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  3. awww bunnies ... and love the turkey vulture photos and I wanted to sing the twelve days when I saw the list ..lol and well done on spotting the varied thrush on the same day :) love mouse xxxxx

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  4. Love your bunny family!! The Stellar Jay is still one of my favorites and I love the quail with their hats sitting so prim and proper! :D

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