Other species

                                                            "Cannonball!" 

          Female Common Yellowthroat                      Female House Finch                                                                 

                      Eurasian Collared Dove                                               Curve-billed Thrasher

                   Eurasian Collared Dove                                 Female House Finches

Common Raven

More owl photos

 I haven't posted any owl pictures in a while so here are some more:

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Hummingbirds

 I had two hummingbird feeders on my patio last summer. Here are some shots of rufous hummingbirds:

                                   Here are some shots of black-chinned hummingbirds:

Sometimes I catch them with their tongues out

                           In this one a drop of nectar is visible on the tip of the tongue