Sylvia
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The two habitats where I see birds in my daily life are my backyard and the shoreline of the SF Bay. There is a large old pine tree in my backyard that the songbirds love. Also hummingbirds like the fruit trees. a number of birds like the open dirt grass are of our yard too. At the beach only 1 mile away the birds are completely different. Even though we are close to the beach it's really rare to hear or see seagulls at our house. At the beach there are marches that host a wide array of shorebirds. Plovers, Godwits, Sandpipers, egrets. I'm still working on my id'ing of all the shorebirds. out farther in the water -Pelicans, terns. There is a tree by the shopping center that is covered with Cormorants. It's impressive right next to a busy road.
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I just saw my first owl in the wild yesterday. I don't use my binoculars very often but I had them with me. I was sitting under a tree on a bench overlooking hillside grassland on edge of forested area. A hummingbird was making a commotion in the tree so I looked up and saw a smallish bird high up in the tree sitting very still. I looked through my binoculars and the owl turned and looked at me with his penetrating yellow/ black eyes. I used my guide when I got home to figure out it's a northern Pygmy- Owl. Maybe I'll become a real birder yet! My favorite bird around the neighborhood are the blue birds. We don't have many of them so it's treat when I see a pair. Such a pretty bright blue.
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