Howdee all,
Two Days ago Geno brought us to Cosumes River Preserve
Lots of Ducks
We saw Northern Pintail, Cinnamon Teal, Mallards,Gadwall.Shovlers, Green Winged Teal, Buffleheads, Ring necked ducks and Tons of Greater white fronted Geese
See the Cinnamon color on the left Cinnamon teal..and the black and white of the Northern Pintail?
Cinnamon Teal
Black Necked Stilt
Too Busy eating to pose for me
I believe this is a Golden Crowned Sparrow..
From Cosumnes we headed to Woodbridge to check out the Sandhill Cranes
Tundra Swans in the distance…Sandhill Crane in the foreground
We saw many Sandhills 
Jeff Digiscoped these…I love the red heart shape on their face..
Love birds.. 
We saw 49 species in total
A Great day of birding..Thanks Geno!
The first time I saw one I couldn't believe the intensity of the Cinnamon Teal's color.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a lot of birding for one day. I especially like the ducks in a row, the ones that didn't pose.;-)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a Fabulous day for birding! LOVE that Cinnamon Teal.... reminds me of Thanksgiving for some reason...has such Autumnal colors :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great birding day. I love the ducks. Great shots. My favorites were the closeup of the Sandhill Cranes.
ReplyDeleteWhat beauties!! I'd have been moving that scope around like a mad woman trying to see every single one! Wow!
ReplyDeleteLooks like it was an awesome trip! And I do think those three ducks *were* posing for you, in their own way--kind of like little kids doing handstands in the pool!
ReplyDeleteWhat a super day Dawn! I'm glad you made it to Cosumnes to see the Cranes. I didn't know about Woodbridge Reserve. Did you go on your own to the part open to the public? Looks like a great spot!
ReplyDeleteThe photos are awesome, especially the cranes. I love the "Love Birds" shot and the close-up above it. My favorite thing about the Sandhill Cranes is their prehistoric call.
Dawn-Thanks for visiting my blog. You do a better job of posting regularly than I do. I enjoyed the pictures of the mushrooms you found in Oregon. We just returned from visiting grand kids south of Portland. No time to look for mushrooms with a five year old, two year old and a 7 month old. The eleven year old wants to go fly fishing and mushroom hunting. The kids has potential.
ReplyDeleteOh wow!! What a wonderful day, and I just LOVE those Sandhill Cranes with their beautiful heart-heart shaped foreheads. Such lovely photos. I also love that little mini duck island. It's so cute!
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