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More images from my recent trip through central California.  First, Black Phoebes doing a series of public appearances:   Above: geese.  Below: Greater Yellowlegs. Tow pairs of Killdeer battling over nesting space on levee at San Luis NWR near Merced. Those birds in the air are Tree Swallows, saw only a single Barn in the flock.This attitude is called the “stilt tilt.” A lone Swainson’s Hawk far above and further away at San Luis NWR. Blackbird Hill along Woodbridge Road near Thornton, CA.Bushtit nest outside visitors center at Consumnes Preserve.Bushtit to the left and blow the nest, they were carrying food to nestlings inside.Young brush rabbit at Cosumnes Preserve, having a bit of afternoon salad.Gadwall pair:Female Great-tailed Grackle at Cosumnes, now a regular nesting bird in northern California.  Check range maps if you have a thirty year old field guide. Climate change means range change.Geese above, Green-winged Teal below:Killdeer already on nest:Marsh Wren nest structure.