I thought it would be fun to revisit 2022. Some months had more photos than others. I limited the selection here to at most 6 photos. Some months didn't have six worth sharing.
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JANUARY
Snowy Egret
Red-tailed Hawk
These two were taken in Annapolis MD while visiting our daughter.
Bald Eagle
Anna's Hummingbird
Red-tailed Hawk
FEBRUARY
Cedar Waxwing
Osprey
Ferruginous Hawk, near Griswold Hills BLM day use area
Black Phoebe
Dark-eyed Junco
Brown Creeper
MARCH
Canadian Geese at Lake Mendocino on a visit with Joan and Russ. (Of maybe Cackling Geese?)
Double-crested Cormorant
Western Bluebird
Boat-tailed Grackle
Lesser Goldfinch
Barn Swallow
APRIL
Brandt's Cormorant
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Green Heron - I just had to include two shots of this.
Osprey - note the eel that it has in its talons
Great Horned Owl - Watched this pair grow. See photos below from May and July.
MAY
Great Blue Heron
California Quail
Forester's Tern - This was on a visit to Aly and Bruce in Huntington Beach for Bruce's graduation.
Snowy Egret at Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
Western Kingbird, San Joaquin River NWR
JUNE
Peregrin Falcon - Wilder Ranch
Northern Harrier - Wilder Ranch
Brown Pelican
White Pelican - This was at Elkhorn Slough as are the two below.
Long-billed Curlew and Willet
Acorn Woodpecker
JULY
Golden Eagle
Great Horned Owls with mom or dad
We went to a Cal Poly Band reunion in SLO and took a walk at Moro Bay.
Great Blue Heron
House Finch
Red-tailed Hawk
AUGUST
Lesser Goldfinch
Gull - probably Western Gull
Red-tailed Hawk
Brown-headed Cowbird
Crow or Raven - this same bird is often on this perch. It seems like a runt of a raven or a gnarly looking crow. I just can't decide.
Red-taIled Hawk
SEPTEMBER
Red-winged Blackbirds and European Starlings
Gull - Probably Western Gull
OCTOBER
Downy Woodpeckerr - Near Minnetonka, Minnesota attending my niece Jenny's wedding.
Northern Cardinal - The remainder of these October birds are from our trip to Maui.
Red-crested Cardinal
Warbling White-eye
Java Sparrow (actually a finch)
Cattle Egret
NOVEMBER
Yet another Red-tailed Hawk
Killdeer - This and the remaining November photos are from one of our beach walks from Westport CA.
Northern Flicker
American Robin
Fox Sparrow
Common Raven
DECEMBER
Anna's Hummingbird
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Still get to add two more. December isn't over yet.
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