Saturday, December 25, 2010

Yellow Rump Warblers (Pine Siskins)


(I saw this little flock again today, Jan. 8, Sat., and in checking, couldn't find the yellow wing bands on Warblers, but the bands are on Pine Siskins--pic today is even blurrier, so id is tough!, but Flock looks to be Pine Siskins, and if so, a New Bird for me!)

Well, the internal hard drive in the newer computer has filled up...could only down load a couple jpgs...Warbler pics up(click on pics to enlarge)....On way to Breakfast, sighted Does and Fawns in Backyard...pics for sometime!....after Breakfast, some more Backyard Deer pics..for sometime...paddled back to the Creek with all the gear...quiet, but lots of tracks, Deer, Coyote, Bear, Raccoon, Squirrel....made the inside loop, and while looking at the Fallen Cedar (it's moved, and the Merced's Bank more eroded), turned about and glimpsed Coyote...faraway pics...followed Coyote all the way back to Duck Harbor, where Coyote crossed the Creek..and lots of faraway pics..for sometime...paddled along the Creek to the Road, and over the Creek Bridge to Bobcat Meadow...thought Coyote may be about, but really wanted to check if Three Mallards were about, and Mallards were!...next hour or so, tried yet again for Refection pics and clips...some okay...and learned the video clips are framed a bit smaller than the pics, and the viewfinder's dimensions...something to remember!....pics and clips of Mallards for sometime....grey cloudy overcast, cool, light rain tonight....I often see groups of Yellow Rumps in the Trees and Shrubs...first time to see Flock out in the open!....Warblers sighted while watching Mallards at the Hummock Ponds in the Meadow....

1 comment:

Jeannette said...

Happy New Year to you David. Yesterday's pictures and your patience waiting for the ducks, the light, the contrails to disappear...what a gift! Thank you so much for sharing your love of nature and beauty. You have a treasure...may thejoy you share redound in your days.