Birds from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary: Irvine, CA

Virginia Rail

Greater White-fronted Goose

San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine, CA

Spotted Towhee


Hummingbird


Common Yellowthroat


Glossy Ibis eating something gross

Say's Phoebe from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Mountain Bluebird

Sandbar at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary: Pelicans and Cormorants

Pelicans and Cormorants sharing a sandbar at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. While we were taking this, a bobcat walked by us with a duck its in mouth. We were too surprised to get any pictures, except one of the bushes that it walked under.

Green-winged Teal from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Chris saw this photo of a Green-winged Teal on the computer and couldn't believe we didn't post it. Well, we took over 2000 pictures in 2 days so we didn't post them all. If you could hear her rave, you would know why we are posting it now- such a handsome duck.

Northern Shovelers

 

 

 

 

Northern Shovelers at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Western Kingbird

 

Photo of a Western Kingbird from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary.

Gadwall

 

Gadwall from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

Black Pheobe

 

Black Pheobe from San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine

Cinnamon Teals at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

 

 

Here are some photos of Cinnamon Teals.

Kestrel having lunch at San Joaquin Wildlife Reserve

 

Chris spotted a Kestrel having lunch the one time that Mike let us sit still.

Anna's Hummingbird at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

These hummingbird photos of the same Anna's Hummingbird show how its coloring changes at different angles.

American White Pelican at San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary

The American White Pelican does not dive for food like the brown pelican. It feeds while swimming. We were surprised to see a group of pelicans fishing together.

Virgina Rail

We are pretty sure this is a Virgina Rail. We ran into him at the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. At first we thought he might be a green heron, or maybe a least bittern, but unless someone can convince us otherwise, we are sticking with the Virginia Rail.

Black-necked Stilt

We visited the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and got these photos of the black-necked stilt.