On June 15, we took a day trip to San Diego to take in the sights, so I thought I'd might try to do some birding in Balboa Park while we were there.
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Balboa Park, San Diego, CA; 6/15/2011. |
Because there were lots of beautiful sites, I didn't concentrate on birds as much as I'd like to but here is the small list of birds I was able to identify: California Towhees, House Finches, House Wrens, Western Bluebird (FOY), Black Phoebes, Mourning Doves, Song Sparrows, House Sparrows, Lesser Goldfinch, Red-shouldered Hawk* (FOY), Anna's Hummingbird* (FOY) and Black-chinned Hummingbird (FOY).
* The Red-shouldered Hawk and Anna's Hummingbird were additions to my Life List (#303 & #304).
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California Towhee |
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Black Phoebe |
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Female Lesser Goldfinch |
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House Wren |
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Young House Wren - just out of the nest |
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Mourning Dove |
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Although not a great photo, this is the first time I was able to identify a Red-shouldered Hawk. |
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Song Sparrow - Pacific variety. |
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Balboa Park, San Diego, CA; 6/15/2011. |
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Balboa Park, San Diego, CA; 6/15/2011. |
During my next couple of posts, I will highlight my photos of the Western Bluebird, Anna's Hummingbird, and the Black-chinned Hummingbird from Balboa Park.
Sunset of the Day
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The evening sun lighting up the vapors from the PuuOo Volcanic eruption, Hawaii; 6/30/2008. |
2 comments:
Beautiful sunset POD..
Fine captures of such a wide variety of birds...Balboa Park looks beautiful! LOVE your sunset!
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