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Horned Grebe on my bike route on the SF Bay Trail.
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The Horned Grebe is a fairly small grebe. This breeding adult has black head with golden tufts on the sides of its head, a black back, and cinnamon neck, breast, and sides. During non-breeding season this water bird usually white and gray-black.
May 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Was feeling low, and in need of joy, awe, and beauty. This gal gave me life today.
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The female Common Merganser is mostly gray, with a rusty head, and white throat. Her long, thin, serrated bill is a deep salmon color. Her legs and webbed feet are orange. I think she's a very elegant, beautiful bird.
February 23, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Part of today's dino inventory along the SF Bay Trail. Green birding miles: 6,825.
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Male Anna's Hummingbird perched on a tiny branch. The body is mainly green and the face and gorget are magenta. A flying jewel of a bird. The Eared Grebe is a diving water bird with a slender, long neck, dark feathers on its head and neck, and back, and white or gray feathers on its cheeks, breast, and underfluffies. Swallowtail Butterfly with black, yellow, orange, and blue wings. The Red-shouldered Hawk has an range breast and fine orange and white stripes on its undersides. Its back is mottled with rusty red, brown, and white feathers.
March 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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Birds along the San Francisco Bay Trail
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Female Belted Kingfisher Red-tailed Hawk Surf Scoter Western Grebe
January 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM