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All these images were taken in California, most within 100 miles of my home in San Jose. Some were taken in my own yard. Some were taken at local parks, and many were taken in Carmel Valley at a friends ranch. I did not set out to be a "birder", but I have to admit it's a lot of fun...
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Song Sparrow eating Gridelia flower seeds
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Song Sparrow eating Gridelia flower seeds

Melospiza melodia pusillula

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  • Condor #_2
  • Red-Tailed Hawk Keeps Watch
  • American Bittern hiding in plain sight
  • Bittern in Flight
  • Rufous-Crowned Sparrow on lichen covered rock
  • White-tailed Kite on the hunt
  • Steller's Jay
  • Turkey close-up
  • Turkey in the grass
  • Wild tom turkeys strut their stuff
  • Red-tailed Hawk keeps watch
  • Endangered Clapper Rail spent several minutes preening on a log for grateful photographers
  • Clapper Rail takes a final stretch before disappearing into the brush
  • Clapper Rail looking for food
  • Song Sparrow eating Gridelia flower seeds
  • White Pelican Fly-by - American White Pelican
  • American White Pelicans Fly in Formation
  • California Brown pelican circling in
  • The other birds do it! Why can't I?
  • More Than He Could Chew
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