My wife hosted a women’s discussion group this morning so it was incumbent on me to disappear for at least a couple of hours. Since I had been serving my 5th tour of jury duty in my lifetime (I have friends who have never served) I was glad for the opportunity to get a little time to myself and renew my acquaintance with my camera and the great outdoors.
The following photos were all taken off-island… some on Channel Drive and some on Fir Island, except for these first two which were taken on March Point.
Great Blue Heron
Golden-Crowned Sparrow
This isn’t the greatest of photos, but when processing this and several other similar photos I noticed that this Black-capped chickadee was actually feeding from a small seed cup on this plant. I watched as several different chickadees made trips to the seed pods for seeds.
Black-Capped Chickadee
The following birds, an Orange-crowned warbler, presumably a male Spotted towhee and a Lincoln’s sparrow (nice find, Joe!) were all at the end of Channel Drive.
Orange-Crowned Warbler
Male Spotted Towhee
Lincoln’s Sparrow
And finally, one of these Ruby-crowned kinglets was on Channel Drive and the other at the Fish and Game HQ on Fir Island.
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet
Ruby-Crowned Kinglet