Birds and Beaver in the swamp.

Beaver in the small pond Sheriff Creek sanctuary hauling a branch to the creek's outlet.

 

Appears that when he got there he ate it!

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Yellow-rumped Warbler.

  

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The young Mallards have finally learned to fly. Here they are taking off  at sunrise.

 

Great Blue Heron cruisn' by

 

Then our friend the awkward Cormorant.

First the Takeoff.

 

then the Landing

Just about when in head first.

 

next up 

Purple Finches

Male and Female

 

then the male alone.

 

now a Black Capped Chickadee. Millions in the Winter but seldom seen in summer.

 

  in a different body of water, 

A Ring-billed Gull and her brood

 

and, last one:

a young King Bird looking  a bit lost.