May 10, 2015

Mother's Day Expedition

to Crow Valley....

very wet. very wintery.





just water everywhere. Crossed some, just looked at some. 
When it comes to Crow Valley though,
I'll take freezing cold water, snow and wind over 
mosquitoes and snakes any day!

Robins don't mind.


Little Yellow Warbler. Yellow-Rumped around too.



Chipping Sparrow. and Towhees. and Killdeer.


Thrush. Swainson's?


Wren :)




Macgillivray's Warbler. Nice!


Brown Thrasher.... Miss those funny guys too.


GBH.


GHO. Mom (or Dad) flew off to safely observe but left their


Ball of Fluff on their own.


From the front, so hunkered down!


A favorite, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher :)


So I've forgotten a lot of names; it's like seeing old friends again. Lark Spurs, 
Meadowlarks, and these guys: Lark Sparrows.


White-crowned Sparrow


On 96, Lark Bunting and Western Kingbird :)


and one very wet, very unimpressed Burrowing Owl.



:)