This morning I participated in the Descanso Gardens Member Bird Walk. They offer it once a month. Our guide took us around the gardens and pointed out some of the local species. Interestingly enough, since I started birding just a few weeks ago, I actually knew most of them already! I did learn a few things though... Our guide pointed out two species that I would not have been able to Identify on my own, and I also learned how to identify a few birds by their song. It was a cloudy morning, but the birds were still active. After the walk which lasted about two hours, I stayed for another hour birdwatching and taking photos on my own. It was a good day. I saw 21 species and a couple of new ones to add to my life list. Below is a list of the birds I saw today: Mallard, Ring-Necked Duck, Mourning Dove, Anna's Hummingbird, Allen's Hummingbird, Acorn Woodpecker, Red-Crowned Parrot, Black Phoebe, California Scrub-Jay, American Crow, Common Raven, Oak Titmouse, Bushtit, Wrentit, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, California Thrasher, House Finch, Lesser Goldfinch. White-Crowned Sparrow, California Towhee, Spotted Towhee
Read MoreI woke up early today to go birdwatching at Descanso. It was a great day for birds! Lots of them singing and out and about. Some of the birds I was able to photograph are: Bewick’s Wren, House Finch, Ruby-Crowned Kinglet, White-Crowned Sparrow, Yellow-Rumped Warbler, California Towhee, Northern Mockingbird, Spotted Towhee, Golden-Crowned Sparrow, Red-Tailed Hawk, California Scrub-Jay, Dark-Eyed Junco, Black Phoebe
Read MoreI’m back at it today with the birding camera and my binoculars. Descanso is a great place to come for birdwatching! Here is a list of birds I was able to photograph today: American Crow, Dark-Eyed Junco, Black Phoebe, Hermit Thrush, California Towhee, Bewicks’ Wren
Read MoreAnother day of birding at Descanso. I was able to photograph a California Towhee and a California Scrub-jay.
Read MoreSo for Christmas this year, my husband got me a pair of binoculars. Let me tell you it has opened up a whole new world into the lives of birds! I see and hear birds all the time, but not in as much detail as the binoculars allow. It’s as if a portal to a whole secret world has opened up. There are so many different species. They’re very pleasant and interesting to watch. Here is a list of some of the birds I was able to photograph and identify today: American Crow, American Robin, California Scrub-Jay, California Towhee, Hermit Thrush, Golden-Crowned Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, California Thrasher, California Scrub-Jay, White-crowned Sparrow
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