Calypte anna....She had a long drink so we could really check out how they do that.

Tags:   Calypte anna J D Grant CP 7/14/12 Anna's Hummingbird

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Spinus lawrencei

The bonus bird of the day, found in the rose garden (they fixed the fountain - yay!).

Tags:   Spinus lawrencei JD Grant CP 5/5/13 Lawrence's Goldfinch

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Melanerpes formicivorus......looked like a giant after goldfinches and hummingbirds.

Tags:   Melanerpes formicivorus J D Grant CP 7/14/12 Acorn Woodpecker

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Magpies and Bullock's Orioles were really enjoying these fruit trees. The magpies were making a racket, while the orioles were in stealth mode.

Tags:   Pica nuttalli J D Grant CP 6/23/13 Yellow-billed Magpie

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Regulus calendula.....oh you dear sweet little bird, you have charmed me forever by posing in the sunshine for a whole 1/500 of a second!

Tags:   Regulus calendula J D Grant Ranch CP 11/24/12 Ruby-crowned Kinglet

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