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| Trude | profile | all galleries >> seasons_of_nature_summer >> summer_santiago_oaks | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Hot cloudy day in summer at Santiago Oaks |
 First stop near feeders for Song Sparrow |
 Exotic finches attracted to feeder |
 Spotted Towhee lingered so I sat down |
 Towhees kicked ground leaves to uncover seeds |
 Reward! Juvenile Spotted Towhee fed by adult |
 Thank you for this encounter! |
 Western Scrub-jay eats lemonade berry fruit |
 Allen's Hummingbird also eating |
 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher flits in oak to catch bugs |
 silent Wrentit |
 Coast Live Oak branch pattern |
 Evidence of sapsuckers |
 Cattail female parts below and male pollen above |
 Reflection of cattails |
 More reflections in water |
 Flame Skimmer wherever there's water |
 Red Rock Skimmer |
 Need to Identify Damselfly: is it Pacific Forktail instead of Western? |
 Vivid Dancer damselfly |
 Western Tiger Swallowtail suns next to stream |
 Lorquin's Admiral suns on willow |
 Cabbage White takes quick sip |
 Western Fence Lizard on oak |
 Toyon berries mostly eaten |
 Awesome sky |
 View from cemetery of Barham Ranch (connects Santiago Oaks right and Irvine Park left) |
 Keep your eyes open in nature. You never know what you will discover! |
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