Tag Archives: birds

Red Heron and Snowy Egret

December 19, 2015 By JoelSax

August 1 2015 The bird on the left is an accidental to this area, usually living in the American South, the Caribbean, Central, and South America.

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Great Blue Heron

August 30, 2015 By JoelSax

May 17, 2015 We surprised this bird when we rounded a corner in the San Joaquin Marsh. I took this from about eight feet away. The bird did not mind our presence until we moved on.

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Baby Tree Swallow

August 28, 2015 By JoelSax

May 17, 2015 We came across a couple of volunteers banding tree swallow nestlings. This little fellow was one of the two runts of the litter. The volunteer weighed him, put a band on him, and returned him to the nest, much to the relief of the mother who circled the box screaming as the […]

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