Recent Bird Photos by Deb Sheppard
From Deb Sheppard, visit to Shollenberger Park, April 14th: Like many of our birds at Shollenberger, the Eared Grebes are coming into their breeding plumage! During breeding season they display their golden plumes that give them their name Eared Grebe. The...
Common Gallinule
THE COMMON GALLINULE When I started “birding” about 20 years ago at Shollenberger, we called this species the “Common Moorhen”. It was renamed the “Common Gallinule in 2011 by the American Ornithologists’ Union. It is termed the...
Great-tailed Grackle Nesting, Ellis Creek, 2017
From Bob Dyer, doing what he did best, sharing his love of nature, esp. birds: GREAT-TAILED GRACKLE NESTING, ELLIS CREEK, 2017 My images of Great-tailed Grackle in the Petaluma Wetlands go back to 2006, about the time they arrived here from the...
Red-Shouldered Hawk Pair Are Building a Home
From Bob Dyer: Well, looks like our Red-shouldered Hawk are old enough! March 28. You have seen this before. Female is left and male to the right. March 29. These pictures were taken from 10:15 a.m to 11:00. After the photos, I am providing some nesting...
Red Shouldered Hawk Pair Seen Today
From Bob Dyer: I saw a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks on a eucalyptus tree at Ellis Creek today. There is an old nest there that several breeding pairs have used before. Are they friends or lovers? The one at left is probably female as they are...You Belong Together!
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