A Black Phoebe, Crystal Cove State Park, CA; 6/17/2011 Black Phoebes (Above) were numerous in Southern California. I saw them everywhere ...

A scoop of Brown Pelicans cruising the California Coastline, Newport Beach, CA, 6/12/2011. The first time I saw Brown Pelicans was last w...

 A Western Gull on take-off, Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Beach, CA; 6/13/2011. Western Gulls (Above) were very abundant along t...

A California Quail, Crystal Cove State Park, Newport Beach, CA; 6/14/2011. Like the Cal. Towhee (yesterday's post), the California Qu...

One of my favorite pictures of the summer - a California Towhee silhouetted against a southern California Sunset, Crystal Cove State Park,...

I spotted this Spotted Towhee along Highway 128 in S. Utah; 6/11/2011. Amnother western bird that is common in brushy habitats is the Spo...

A view of Monument Valley from the dirt loop road. AZ; 6/11/2011 A Says Phoebe, Monument Valley, AZ; 6/11/2011. As Val and I were dri...