Birds of California and Colorado

The smallest raptor: the American Kestrel(Crécerelle)...

and a Peregrine Falcon

close by, a Golden Eagle watches...

a red tail hawk(Buse à queue rousse) landing on a rock.

a Humming bird( oiseau mouche) in our garden

a grey Pelican at Lake Merrit in Oakland

Snowy Egret(Aigrette neigeuse)at the Marina of Berkeley

and her reflexion

Shot from my window, this Cedar Waxing (Jaseur des cèdres) 

I spent hours to shoot this White tail Hawk(Buse à queue blanche...

doing stationary flight to hunt a mouse to  eat

A great Egret lands at the Marina of Berkeley

to catch a small fish

a female Western grebe

suddenly displays...

to attract a male

they dive and come back with the mating weed presentation

At Oakland a Cormorant takes off the lake with a branch 

brings it to the nest...

where mother and baby seat

a beautiful eared Grebe (Grèbe à cou noir)

followed by a Merganser(Bec à Scie)

and a Canvasback(Morillon à dos blanc)

Dowitchers(Bécassins) look for food

watched by a finch (Bruant)

while the oystercatcher searches for food (huitrier)

Surfing at Santa Cruz

A beautiful coast with stiff cliffs and rocks

Where the cult of surfing came from Australia at the time of long boards

It's better to start surfing on small waves

and be comfortable on bigger ones before...

going after the big waves 

and ride them at Steamer Lane close to the cliff

he glides down the wave and...

and enters the tunnel...

 gets out of it...

to ride the wave...

as close to the cliff as you can go

 a seal watches near by

a sea gull tries to steal mussels from the sea otter(loutre de mer)

and a dare devil jump from the cliff!

Birds of Pantal 2016

The male woodpecker (pivert) guards his nest...

and the female brings food to the babies

Among waterlilies (nenuphars)...

a wattled Jacana picks up his food

a Roseate Spoonbill (Spatule) takes off

then a Black Collared Hawk (Faucon)

a Cocoi Heron dives to the river

to catch a fish

Muscovy ducks watch the action

A Sunbittern contemplates his reflexion

Guida Cuckoo

Orange Back Troupial

a Ringed Kingfisher (Martin Pêcheur)

Black Hooded Parakeets (Perruches)

a Hyacinth Macaw (Ara)

A Rufescent Tiger Heron just caught a fish

Rufus tail Jacamar

a yellow pumped Cacique

a Jabiru stork (cigogne) caught a fish

and brought it to her nest

to feed her 3 young ones

a Toco Toucan gives a look at the food

grabs a piece 

swallows  it...

watched by the chestnut eared Aracari

A purplish jay witness the scene

along the river I look at the human biceps of the iguana

and looked at the Jabiru nest in the sunset