This young owl is learning to master flight but has yet to learn to hunt for itself. That skill will develop in the next few weeks as its parents urge it to fend for itself. #BirdOfTheDay #Owls
Eric Mendelson 📸
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Lazy photographer, small dog wrangler & cancer warrior. Easily distracted by birds. All photos were taken by me. Thanks for looking. ✅Dogs ✅Coffee ✅Reading ✅Tom Waits ✅Tomfoolery 🚫A.I. 🚫Politics
As the sun sets, this young owl is waking up and less than patiently waiting for its parents to provide dinner. #owls #sunset #BirdOfTheDay #raptors
While photographing an owl, a cheeky hummingbird buzzed in to photobomb the shot. This isn't uncommon and the owls make no effort to grab the hummingbirds. My sense is they'd have to use more calories than the prey would provide even if they could catch them. #owls #birdoftheday #birdphotography
Watching this owl yesterday evening with the sun casting the scene in gold you'd almost think it was Autumn. #Owls #Birdphotography #Summer
A female Hooded Oriole posing in an apple tree. Not quite as flashy as their male counterparts but still pretty little birds. #Orioles #Birdphotography #Birdsofcalifornia
House finch. They're constant visitors to our yard, dozens of them chirp up a symphony at sunrise every morning. #smallbirds #finch
Brandt's Cormorant displaying courting behavior. They are expert divers that can swim deeper than 200 feet in pursuit of fish and shellfish. In addition to standard cormorant black, Brandt’s sports a vivid cobalt-blue throat patch and eyes during breeding season. #Birds #Seabirds #Naturephotography
Two young Great Horned Owls. They'll soon fledge, learn to hunt and in a few months will be off to find their own territories. #Owls #Birds #Raptors #Birdphotography
A Common Yellowthroat makes an appearance just long enough to get a couple of shots. They're normally shy and hide deep in the reeds.
