We spent the Fourth of July in Ventura. This was the last birding excursion before we leave for Alaska.
A glorious misty morning, we saw Western Grebes (Lifer) and a solitary Willet (Lifer). It was magical watching the pelicans! I took these shots with my pocket camera… which says something of how close we got.
Most shorebirds have headed to Alaska (we will follow them there)…. there were a few snowy plovers and killdeer–and so many pelicans and western grebes out on the water (ocean and pond).
The junco laid three eggs. I am listening to a hawk fledging and her mother hunting outside (nest in oak tree behind our house?) They nest there every year. The junco nest was over two weeks late this year, compared to last year–sad that we will miss all the action when we are in Alaska.
Dewdrop World 