Some shots from El Dorado Hills and Placerville, CA.
Unidentified Butterfly.
Flowers.
Unidentified Butterfly.
Female House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus).
Best friends.
Female Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
My first thought was Bullock’s Oriole, but the shape of the beak and the pattern on the wings make me lean towards a male Black-Headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus)
Dude… where’s the Bud Light?
A young American Robin (Turdus migratoris) (??).
male California Quail (Callipepla californica).
Anonymous | 22-Jun-07 at 8:28 pm | Permalink
I *love* the quail
Nalin | 23-Jun-07 at 8:10 am | Permalink
Why thank you. And thank you for the comment, I get so few sadly. I love the quail too! The tufty thing (”crest” I suppose I should say) always cracks me up, especially wen they walk and its bobbling around.