Bird Spotlight! - Sandhill Cranes, Pelicans, Cormorants, Cinnamon Teal, & Juvenile American Coots

On this episode (?) of Bird Spotlight!

Let's take a look at four more species of birds that are found on the Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge in the Summer months.  

We start with some big birds!  These beauties are Sandhill Cranes. 

A Pod of Pelicans with some Cormorants thrown in for good measure!

Beautiful Cinnamon Teal Ducks!  Love these vibrant red birds with their blue stripes on the wing.

I believe this next little family are juvenile American Coots.  And they sure are cute!

Next post will focus on the mammals I encountered on this trip.  It was happy and beautiful, yet sad at the same time.  

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Bird Spotlight - Red-Tailed Hawk, Black-Crowned Night Heron & Barn Swallow

In my last "Bird Spotlight" I posted some gorgeous Red-tailed Hawks and White-faced Ibis. And then I promptly found two more photos of a beautiful Red-tail, so I'm going to start this post of with them! 

And I'll follow up with another bird on a post.  This time an adorable and colorful Barn Swallow.  I love these vibrant little caped crusaders with their purple-blue capes and helmets and orange bodies.  Notice that these plentiful little birds have a forked tail which adds to their air of mystique. 

Our last spotlight for the day with be this Black-crowned Night Heron.  Everyone is familiar with the Great Blue Heron which is gigantic compared to these birds.  Chances are you've driven or hiked right past these little guys.  I spotted about 15 on this particular trip and one of my best memories was finding a Night Heron rookery where there were about 30 flitting from tree to tree. 

This guy was patiently waiting for some dinner to swim by. He had that vibrant red eye looking out!

Closeup 

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Bird Spotlight - Red-Tailed Hawk & White-Faced Ibis - 6/30/19 Lower Klamath NWR

Photos taken June 30, 2019

Three Red-tailed Hawks sitting in a tree.  K.I.S.S.I.N.G.  Actually, they looked pretty ferocious, so the opposite of kissing.  Feathered murder machines. 

White-faced Ibis

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