Sacramento NWR: 2-20: Stilts and Falcons

Many Black-necked Stilts were resting on this pond

When a peregrine Falcon showed up

the stilts spooked

Other shorebirds bolted into the air as well

The falcon must not have been too hungry as it dived only once

missed and just kept on flying

Secretary Birds in Tanzania

Western Meadowlarks

The Western Meadowlark is the state bird of six states: Montana, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon, and Wyoming. The northern cardinal, which represents seven states, is the only bird to hold the status of state bird in more states.

Great signs

Muskrats in Gull Point State Park, Iowa: June 2019

Great Signs

Birds in Gull Point State Park, Iowa: June 2019

Black-capped Chickadee

White-breasted Nuthatch

Female Wood Duck on her nest

With her brood

Mourning Doves: Deck shots

with one of the last Purple Martins still here

Grackles in our yard