 I look forward to when White-crowned Sparrows return...and sad when they depart |
 Hooded Orioles still visit for water several years after neighbor removed nesting palm |
 Black Phoebe fledglings, second brood |
 Surprised when male Common Yellowthroat (warbler) stayed for several months |
 Small flock Western Bluebirds visited water bath for several months |
 When Cooper's Hawk visits yard, everything disappears for awhile |
 Barn Owl nestling in sycamore cavity Irvine Park |
 Grebes with begging chick at SJWS |
 Shoveler pair at SJWS |
 Barn Swallow at Bolsa Chica wetlands |
 Black Phoebe at Caspers Wilderness Park |
 White-breasted Nuthatch at O'Neill Wilderness Park |
 Surbird flying and Black Turnstone at Crystal Cove |
 Willet showing its landing gear at Crystal Cove |
 Marbled Godwit and Willet fight over sand crab (Emerita) at Crystal Cove; Willet took it away |
 Bewick's Wren In our house when I don't bring live mealworms fast enough |
 Neon Skimmer dragonfly in yard |
 Western Tiger Swallowtail on lilac verbena in yard |
 Mourning Cloak butterfly in yard (notice tattered hind wing) |
 Life butterfly: Great Purple Hairstreak on porch of my office at SJWS! |
 Sycamore Leaf at Caspers Wilderness Park |
 CA wildflower Tidy Tips in yard |
 Pickleweed in flower at Bolsa Chica in late summer |
 Three different color rosebushes in yard |
 Path at Casper's Wilderness Park on last day of year |
 Orchid for Mom while vacationing in newer cottage at Crystal Cove (Hawaiian Bungalow) |
 Crystal Cove sunset showing Catalina and beachgoers |
 Trude enjoying Hawaiian Bungalow at Crystal Cove |