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Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
As we know, Acorn Woodpeckers - (Melanerpes formicivorus), can be very loud with their vocalizations, which caused me to look up. In the first photo, a territorial dispute is in progress between two Acorn Woodpeckers, while another watches from below. In the second photo, I believe one Acorn Woodpecker dived bombed another while being upside-down, and to the side of the other, as one bird is back side up, and the other is belly side up. At first I didn't know what I was looking at in the second photo. What do you see?
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Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
I heard this little bird chirping, before I saw it, perched in a tree.
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
"You almost got away from me, but I just barely got you!" I said to the California Scrub-Jay - (Aphelocoma californica), flying quickly past me.
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Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
Not a great shot, but I looked up, and there he was. 😊 Being this is only the second time I've seen this species, I'm posting it anyway. This handsome, little boy, a Rufous Hummingbird - (Selasphorus rufusis), caught in mid-flight, with his tail fanned out to help with identification.
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Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
A Golden-crowned Sparrow - (Zonotrichia atricapilla), looking very proud, and handsome, for his portrait. Photo © Kathleen L. Ryan.
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Chinese Wisteria (Wisteria sinensis)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
Ryan Ranch, near Building D, Monterey, CA.
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Blue Periwinkle (Vinca major)Observer
kathleenlryanDescription
"Nature Prevails" Greater Periwinkle - (Vinca major), and Ivy, growing on a weathered fence.
