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Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)Observer
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This was about 2 - 2.5 inches wingtip to wingtip. The ID is a best guess.
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Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon)Observer
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This was about 2 - 2.5 inches wingtip to wingtip and was flying around the underbrush near the riverbank. The ID is my best guess.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
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This is the female (a propos of International Women's Day)
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
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This is the female version (apropos of International Women's Day)
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Bewick's Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)Observer
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This is my guess as to the ID. It was at the far range of my lens. I did not see any bars on the tail, though.
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Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Observer
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a group of three in the rushes
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Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Observer
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I heard calls that sounded like red-winged blackbirds - that particularly metal sounding almost klunk . This female (I think) came into view and posed.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
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Just sitting watching me trying to get a good shot. Got bored with my antics then flew off.
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
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a photo for the next newsletter
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Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)Observer
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First heard the call then this guy posed with his mouth full.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
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Soaring just at the crest of one of the hills before perching on a pipeline warning sign
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Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi)Observer
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Solitary bird that is a seasonal visitor to yard Spring & Fall) in pairs.
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Western Giant Swallowtail (Heraclides rumiko)Observer
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It was flying around the front yard just as I came home and stayed long enough for me to get a photo.
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Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Observer
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Lone deer walking down the slope close to the house then off through the eucalypts behind other houses. It looked right at us more, it seemed, looking for a handout than assessing a threat.
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Osprey was on top of a light pole with a just-caught fish (which was still flapping).
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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Osprey was on top of a light pole having just snagged a fish (which was still flapping).
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Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)Observer
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It was on a light pole in the parking lot just south of Ventura pier. Only had my cell phone so the picture isn't the greatest
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Allen's Hummingbird (Selasphorus sasin)Observer
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in the brush along side the Vista del Mar grade above the lagoon.
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Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Observer
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one of two in the state beach. this one was in the picnic area.
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Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Observer
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soaring about 10 meters above the street
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
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This bird has been banging away at the wood cable protector on the phone pole off and on for the past two days. Please check my ID, though
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Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus)Observer
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flitting in a bush right by the bike path
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Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)Observer
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on a shrub out in the river bed at the limit of my telephoto but I did see an Anna's about 15 minutes later on a bush by the railroad tracks - no photo, though.
