A Family Portrait

Posted on May 15, 2022

three eyat egrets and one adult
This family of snowy egrets are in one of the W. 9th Street rookery’s eucalyptus trees. Santa Rosa, California.

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Two Very Active Cattle Egret Chicks

Posted on May 14, 2022

A parent is not in the nest The nest is usually 7″ to 24″ across. I took this photo at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, CA.

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Leaving the Nest

Posted on May 13, 2022

Red-shouldered hawk flying away from its nest.
This red-shouldered hawk is leaving the nest. If you look closely you can see a fuzzy head of an eyas above the edge of the nest. I took this picture at Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, CA.

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A New Eyas in the Red-Shouldered Hawk’s Nest

Posted on May 12, 2022

baby red shouldered hawk
There is an additional baby hawk called an eyas in this nest. It cannot be seen in this photograph. I took this photo on 5-11-2022 at the Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

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Pair of Nesting Osprey

Posted on May 9, 2022

2 nesting osprey
I took this photo in 2017 on Cape Cod,  Massachusetts.

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“Mom, Happy Mother’s Day”

Posted on May 8, 2022

2 snowy egrets with their mother.
Two snowy egrets are in their nest with their mother. This photo was taken at the W. 9th Street rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

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Black Crown Heron Demanding Food

Posted on May 7, 2022

Black Crown Heron hatchling demand food.
This chick is less than a week old, and is demanding. This photo was taken, at the W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

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Red Shouldered Hawk

Posted on May 5, 2022

Checking its surroundings. This photo was taken at Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, CA.

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Bird Behavior: Wanting More Food

Posted on May 4, 2022

Great Egret hatchling holding its parents head in its beak demanding more food.
As the hatchlings get older, they get more aggressive. This one is demanding more food by firmly holding its parent’s head in its beak. The photo was taken at the W. 9th St. rookery, Santa Rosa, CA

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Snowy Egret Hatchlings

Posted on May 3, 2022

Snowy egret and hatchlings
This snowy egret hatchling is already testing its wings. It may only be a week or two old. the other hatchling is sticking its head out to the left of the adult bird. The photo was taken at the W. 9th St. rookery, Santa Rosa, CA

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Red Shouldered Hawk Waiting for its Mate

Posted on May 2, 2022

Hawk standing on the edge of the nest
This hawk was sitting in the nest with only a head showing when it climbed up. Its mate showed up shortly thereafter. This photo was taken at the Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

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A Pair of Red Shouldered Hawks

Posted on May 1, 2022

A pair of red tail hawks
The mate had just flown in and was feeding the young. Photographed at Spring Lake Regional Park, Santa Rosa, California.

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“I Want More Food!”

Posted on April 23, 2022

baby bird grabbing beak of its parent.
One of the hatchlings has grabbed its parent’s beak and seems to be demanding more food. The other parent is ready to fly away to leave the demanding baby to her mate. Photographed at the W. 9th Street rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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Testing Those Legs

Posted on April 22, 2022

Nestling testing its legs
Mama’s not looking as her hatchling is peering over the edge of the nest. It appears these babies are about two weeks old. Photo was taken at the W. 9th Street rookery in Santa Rosa, California.

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Feeding Time

Posted on April 21, 2022

Great egret feeding a nestling
The father returned to the nest and began feeding one of the nestlings. Photographed at the W. 9th Street rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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Nestlings

Posted on April 20, 2022

Great Egret and two nestlings
A great egret and her two nestlings. Taken at the W. 9th St. rookery, Santa Rosa, California.

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A Pair of Great Egrets Greeting Each Other

Posted on April 5, 2022

birds
W. 9th St. rookery in Santa Rosa, California

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Building a Nest Together

Posted on April 4, 2017

One Great Egrets Takes a Stick for Nest Building from Its Partner W. 9th St., Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A. April 3, 2017

One Great Egrets Takes a Stick for Nest Building from Its Partner – W. 9th St., Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A. April 3, 2017

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Waiting Your Arrival

Posted on July 7, 2015

Taken with a Tamron 16-300mm at 300mm, f 6.3, 1/640 sec, 100 ISO Ocean Song, Coleman Valley Road, Sonoma County, California, USA June 6, 2015

Taken with a Tamron 16-300mm at 300mm, f 6.3, 1/640 sec, 100 ISO
Ocean Song, Coleman Valley Road, Sonoma County, California, USA
June 6, 2015

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Watching

Posted on September 28, 2013

Watching

The lady was a visitor to the Commons during Jane Ingram Allen’s 3-week artist in residency public art project in Pt. Reyes. The project “For the Birds” was sponsored by Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA and the Lucid Art Foundation.

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