California

Great Egret Quiet Elegance (857)
In a quiet moment of calm, this lovely egret gave a serene moment of pause. Quiet in the moment and unconcerned with the activity around. Its focus calm and quiet.....not hurried. Photographed in Santee, California Feb. 2021. www.shootingnomadsphotography.com ILCE-7RM4 FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS 600mm, ƒ/6.3, 1/1600s, ISO 100
House Finch
Inquisitive little house finch coming in to get a closer look at the camera. Photographed at the backyard feeders at our home in Moorpark, California.
California Thrasher
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Finch Fight
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Brown Headed Cowbird
Brown Headed Cowbird-Moorpark-California-April-2016. This bird originally was found in prairies, and now is widespread from farmland to forest edges and suburbs
Bush Tit
Greetings from the Shooting Nomads. Sharing with you a photo of a bushtit. This little bird flew in with a small group of birds. They flitter around with great speed and seldom rest for a photographer to catch a nice photo. This one paused just long enough to get a glance at the camera. Photographed in Moorpark, California.
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove of Moorpark, California 2015
White Crowned Sparrow
California Wildlife-Baby Opossum
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Great Blue Heron-Self Reflection
Beautiful Great Blue Heron at the Goleta Devereaux Slough area in Southern California. web www.shootingnomads.comGreat Blue Heron on calm, reflective blue waters. Southern California www.nagiphotography.com
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron-Goleta Beach Park-Goleta, California-November-2016
Doing The Egret Strut
Snowy Egret-Goleta Beach Park-Goleta, California-November-2016. This Snowy Egrets was very aggressive and threatening to others who where treading into his perceived territory. He was actually pretty comical to watch as he was always on the alert to shoo incoming intruders away!
Long Billed Curlew
Long Billed Curlew at Goleta Beach Park. Ventura county - Southern California.
California Quail
California Quail-Moorpark-California-April-2016.
Redwinged Blackbird
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Stealth Hunter-Coopers Hawk
Cooper's Hawk sending a cold chill of fear into all little birds and critters near and far in my backyard. Moorpark-California-August-2015.
Stealth Hunter-Coopers Hawk-Back View
Coopers Hawk on the hunt in Moorpark, California. August-2015. See second photo for front view of the same hawk.
Ospry In Flight
Ospry in flight-Balboa Lake-California-November-2017.
Verdin
Verdin at Joshua Tree National Park-Barker Dam-January-2018.
American Avocet
American Avocet-winter plumage-San Joquin Marsh-Orange County-California-January-2018. www.shootingnomads.com
Burrowing Owl
Burrowing Owl-California-January-2018. This adorable little owl was spotted by farmlands in the Salton Sea area of California. When I came upon him there was a roadrunner standing just next to the owl. The roadrunner quickly left upon my arrival. Hmmmmm.....had the owls life been in jeopardy? The little owl stood its ground and did not falter by my presence or the roadrunners presence.