California once more

I was sparked off to publish more shots of California from my trip there last November, after viewing Richard Bonser's blog, and knowing that my fellow Irish Ornithologist Dermot Breen will be returning soon from his trip there and will no doubt have lots of great images of southern Californian birds. Here are a mix of common birds and wildlife from Santa Barbara and along the Big Sur coast.

 American Kestrel John N Murphy

 Audoboun's (Myrtle) Warbler John N Murphy

 Elephant Seals near the Big Sur John N Murphy

 Ground Squirrels John N Murphy

 Male and female House Finches John N Murphy

 Elegant, Royal Terns and Californian Gulls John N Murphy

 Brewer's Blackbirds John N Murphy

 Black Skimmers at Santa Barbara John N Murphy

Scaly-breasted/Spotted Munia or Nutmeg Mannikin at Santa Barabara John N Murphy

 Willet John N Murphy

 Hutton's Warbler John N Murphy

 White-crowned Sparrow John N Murphy

 Clarke's Western Grebe John N Murphy

 Pacific Dark-eyed Junco John N Murphy

Californian Towhee John N Murphy