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A typical day at Baylands Park, Palo Alto
A typical day at Baylands Park, Palo Alto
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American Avocets at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
Common Yellowthroat at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
Common Yellowthroat at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA, birdrunway
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA, birdrunway
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern diving at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern with a fish catch at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern diving at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Iceland Gull at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA, birdrunway
Iceland Gull at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California birdrunway
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California birdrunway
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California birdrunway
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican Breeding at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California
Great Egret at Byxbee Park Palo Alto California birdrunway
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California birdrunway
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, California
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Great Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern diving at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Caspian Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelicans at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Anna's Hummingbird with wing turbulence at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna’s Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna's Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna’s Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna's Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna’s Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Black-necked stilt during evening sunlight at Baylands Park Palo Alto
Black-necked stilt at Baylands Park Palo Alto
Anna's Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna’s Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna's Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Anna’s Hummingbird at Sunnyvale, CA
Western Bluebird at Los Altos Hills, CA
Western Bluebird at Los Altos Hills, CA
Western Bluebird at Los Altos Hills, CA
Western Bluebird at Los Altos Hills, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
Dark-eyed junco at West Wind Barn, Los Altos Hills, CA
Western Bluebird at Heritage Orchard, Sunnyvale, CA
Anna's Hummingbird in flight
Anna’s hummingbird at Heritage Orchard, Sunnyvale, CA
Anna's Hummingbird
Anna’s Hummingbird
Mallard duck birdrunway
Mallard Duck
Dark-eyed Junco birdrunway
Dark-eyed Junco
Dark-eyed Junco birdrunway
Spot-billed pelican
Vernal hanging parrot
Chestnut-headed bee-eater
Paradise Fly-catcher, Female
Paradise Flycatcher
Paradise fly-catcher, Male, Juvenile
Indian Blue Robin, Male
Indian Blue Robin, Female
Ashy Prinia
Brahminy Kite
Black-naped monarch, Male
Black-naped monarch, female
Oriental white-eye
Blue-capped rock thrush
Verditer Flycatcher
Black-naped Monarch
Scaly-breasted munia
Tickell's blue fly-catcher
Purple sunbird female
Brahminy kite, Juvenile
Indian Blue Robin, Male
Black-naped monarch, Male
Grey Wagtail
Spot billed pelican
Night Heron
Stork-billed kingfisher
Eurasian spoonbill
Black-headed ibis
spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Intermediate egret
Black-headed ibis
River tern
Spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Red wattled lapwing
Eurasian spoonbill
Spot-billed pelican
Great thick-knee
Black-crowned night heron
Eurasian spoonbill
Eurasian spoonbill
Brahminy Kite in a habitat shot
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron at Ranganathittu bird Sanctuary
River terns
Pied kingfisher
Flock of Black-headed ibis
Eurasian spoonbill
Paradise fly-catcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher at IISc, Bangalore
Turkey Vulture Portrait
Turkey Vulture Portrait
Snowy Egret Portrait
Snowy Egret Portrait
Double-crested Cormorant at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
Double-crested Cormorant at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican Portrait
American White Pelican Portrait
American White Pelican Portrait
American White Pelican Portrait
Chestnut Headed Bee eater
Chestnut Headed Bee eater
Spotted Owlets
Spotted Owlets
Spotted Owlets
Spotted Owlets
Scaly-breasted munia
Scaly-breasted munia
Yellow-billed babbler
Yellow-billed babbler
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
House Finch
House Finch
River Tern
River Tern
Common Kingfisher
Stone Plover
Rose-ringed parakeet
Brahminy Starlings
Tickell-blue Flycatcher
Lesser Flameback
Black Drongo
Yellow Billed Babbler
White Throated Kingfisher
White Throated Kingfisher
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Tickell-blue Flycatcher
Scaly Breasted Munia
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlets
Paradise Flycatcher
Paradise Flycatcher
Paradise Flycatcher
Pied Kingfisher
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Little Cormorant
Indian Roller
Indian Roller
Happy Family
A family of rose-ringed parakeets
Grey Wagtail
Green Bee-eaters
Greater Racket-tailed Drongos
Golden Oriole
Spot Billed Pelican
Spot-billed pelican at Ranganathittu bird Sanctuary
Coppersmith Barbets
Coppersmith Barbets
Black-winged Kite
Spoon-billed stork
Common kingfisher
Tickell-blue fly-catcher
Red-vented Bulbul
Purple sunbird female
Cinereous tit
Turkey Vulture at Little Yosemite, Alameda County, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Yellow-rumped Warbler among cherry blossoms at Heritage Orchard Sunnyvale California birdrunway
Yellow-rumped Warbler among cherry blossoms at Heritage Orchard, Sunnyvale, California
Great Egrets and American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Great Egrets and American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Snowy Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Snowy Egret at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Long billed curlews and American Avocet
Action at Baylands Park
American Avocets and Long billed curlews at Baylands Park, Palo Alto, CA
Action at Baylands Park
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster's Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
Forster’s Tern at Byxbee Park, Palo Alto, CA
American White Pelican reflection
American White Pelican reflection
Black-naped Monarch
Black-naped Monarch
Rose ringed parakeet
Rose ringed parakeet
Spotted Owl
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Spotted Owlet
Forster's Tern
Forster’s Tern
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Chestnut-headed Bee eater
Chestnut-headed Bee eater
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Pitta
Indian Pitta
American White Pelican
American White Pelican
Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
American White Pelican
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Green Bee Eater
Green Bee Eater
Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver
Rose Ringed Parakeet
Rose Ringed Parakeet
House Finch
House Finch
Red-whiskered bulbul
Red-whiskered bulbul
Oriental Whiteeye
Oriental Whiteeye
Indian Roller
Indian Roller
Cinerous Tit
Cinerous Tit
White-throated Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Black Crowned Night Heron
Black Crowned Night Heron
Western Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Meadowlark
Meadowlark
Stork-billed kingfisher
Stork-billed kingfisher
Black-headed ibis
Black-headed ibis
Western Bluebird
Western Bluebird
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron
Spot-billed Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron
Spotted Dove
Spotted Dove
Spot-billed Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Spot-billed Pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Canadian geese
Canadian geese
Canadian geese
Canadian geese
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Spoonbill
Red-wattled lapwing
Red-wattled lapwing
Spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Spot-billed pelican
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
White-throated kingfisher
White-throated kingfisher
Greater Cormorant
Greater Cormorant
Stork-billed kingfisher
Stork-billed kingfisher
Common kingfisher
Common kingfisher
Common kingfisher
Common kingfisher
Black-crowned night heron
Black-crowned night heron
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Cinerous tit
Cinerous tit
Cinerous tit
Cinerous tit
Cinerous tit
Cinerous tit
Purple sunbird
Purple sunbird
Brahminy Kite
Brahminy Kite
Green bee-eater
Green bee-eater
Indian Roller
Indian Roller
Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher
Mallard with chicks
Mallard with chicks
Forster's Tern
Forster’s Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Caspian Tern
Allen's Hummingbird
Allen’s Hummingbird
Spotted Owlets
Spotted Owlets
Acorn Woodpecker
Acorn Woodpecker
Mallard with Chicks
Mallard with Chicks
Mourning Dove
Mourning Dove