Saturday I spent some time with my new lens. Bakersfield has many watershed areas. Some are for flood control, others are reservoirs for farmers who store water to irrigate in dry times. This is a dry time. We haven’t had any significant rain for nearly a year.
This gave me a good chance to take some photographs of some of Kern County’s resident feathered creatures.
This first bird, some type of bird of prey, I’m unable to identify. If you know it, please share in the comments.
American Kestrel looking very colorful on the power lines.
This Turkey Vulture didn’t land close enough for me to get any close ups, but looked majestic in the wind.
There was a very large flock of Egrets clinging to the last remnants of water in the quickly drying marsh.
There are dozens of different gulls in Bakersfield, but I enjoyed the quality of light here.
Surprise, these are not ducks. They are American Coots.
Killdeer
Wow Chris – I didn’t realize there were that many different birds here. Great shots.
Thanks Becky. Amazing what we can find in our own backyard.
The pictures of the Egrets on the water look like paintings – very nice!
Thanks Kahrin.