Shrike Three!

This was only our third Shrike sighting and we were lucky enough to see two!

Loggerhead Shrikes

Sacramento NWR

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Weird Name, Cute Bird

Spotted the cutest little Bushtit on the walking trail at the Sacramento NWR...

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Breeding Grounds

Iridescent in the sunlight...

Tree Swallows

Sacramento NWR

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Let's follow each other...

I'm on Instagram!

👋 Stop by and say hi...

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Sandpiper Oasis

This seems like the perfect place to spend the day...

Greater Yellowlegs

Sacramento NWR

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Trick of the Eye

Did you think this was an owl at first glance?

When we were walking along the marsh trail at the Sacramento NWR,

we sure thought this might be an owl!

Nope.

Just a perfectly crafted nest...

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Egretta thula

A familiar sight in the marsh...

Snowy Egret

Sacramento NWR

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With a song in his heart

🪶

Perched among the lacy white blooms...

Male Red-winged Blackbird

Sacramento NWR

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Marsh Elegance

The American Avocet is one of the most graceful shorebirds as it quietly glides through the water of the wetlands...

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