To see and understand.
During flight, Short-eared owl‘s movements are soft, with a moth-like, undulating motion.
Red-winged blackbird harassed Short-eared owl, and the owl chose to leave.
Western Snowy Plovers are endangered, migratory and threatened small shorebirds.
The snowy plover parents take turns incubating the eggs. The parents don’t directly feed their babies after they hatch. A few hours after hatching, the chicks can follow their father to forage. The mother will leave to find a new mate and start another brood.
The four Clark’s grebe chicks have grown too big to all ride comfortably on their parent’s back, but they still try. Now, there’s often not enough room, so one of them ends up having to swim alongside in the water. 🤣
Two juvenile Red-tailed hawk siblings taking bath. 🛁
After this baby owl fell from the nest, it was placed on a nearby tree by the park ranger. The owl parents did not abandon it. The father was responsible for security, and the mother would bring food to the tree to feed it.
But this time, the mother did not have the patience to wait for it to finish eating. I guess it was because there were other babies in the nest that needed to be taken care of, so the mother took the food away and flew back to the nest.
But don’t worry, in less than ten minutes, the father brought it another big mouse, but the light was too dark at the time and it was impossible to record it . It is currently growing well and is already flapping its wings to prepare for flight. There are also a lot of poops and pellets under the tree. It is doing great.
No flash or artificial light sources were used by me; No interference.
Sony a1 + Sony FE 300mm F2.8
Some time ago, this little owlet fell out of its nest, and the park ranger placed it on a nearby tree. Since then, the owl parents have taken on even more responsibility. Not only do they continue to care for the other chicks in the nest, but they haven’t abandoned this one that fell out.
Usually, the father is in charge of security. There are lots of people walking their dogs in the park, and the father often has to chase away dogs that get too close to the owlet—especially those not on a leash, which he will directly attack.
I’ve always wondered whether this owlet is getting enough to eat and whether it can survive. It wasn’t until I finally captured a video of the mother feeding it after sunset that I felt at ease.
Sony a1 + Sony FE 300mm F2.8
No flash or artificial light sources were used by me; No interference.
Vermilion flycatcher mom feeding one of the two babies, then, removing the fecal sacs(poop) to keep the nest clean.
Btw, they don’t eat sacs, they remove them and drop them far from the nest randomly.
A male Anna’s Hummingbird hovered around a male Great Horned Owl, but the owl paid him no attention.
The baby great horned owl tried to come out of its mother’s down jacket to explore the world, but it was pushed back in by its mother‘s kiss.
The baby great horned owl was practicing its tree climbing skills.
The dad was having his breakfast, and he didn't share any with their kids. 😂
This little burrowing owl stood still for an hour early in the morning. Suddenly, when sunlight hit her, she began preening her feathers.
They are our Christmas birds. Every year, when December comes, they migrate to Southern California. They love all kinds of berries, especially when they gather in flocks to eat Toyon berries. Their festive colors add even more to the Christmas spirit.
They recently migrated to Southern California for the winter.
Recently, a pair of Red-tailed Hawks had three babies. I hadn't seen them for a while, and now they've grown up quite a bit. I heard that one of the chicks fell out of the nest onto the grass but was fortunately rescued without any injuries and even got tagged. Now, all three chicks are healthy and already practicing their flying skills.
Great horned owl baby just had woken up and was yawning and stretching.
Great horned owl baby eating a rabbit leg. Video was speed up X2.
The greater roadrunner was so happy to get its prey, wagging tail like a dog. 😋
Just Like the famous Northern Mockingbird, the California Thrasher likes to imitate the songs of other bush birds.
Anna's hummingbird was perching and stretching Wings.