A Few Birds On My Walk

Here are a few birds that I saw on my walk at the other day.

Black-necked Stilt

Clark's Grebe

Great Blue Heron

Turkey Vulture

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Island Fox

I was going through some old photos today and came across this picture that I took in 1992. It's an Island Fox on Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands in the Santa Barbara Channel.

Island Fox

A Belted Kingfisher is Fishing

At the Goleta Slough I saw this Belted Kingfisher hovering in place over the water.  Then it would dive into and emerge out of the water with a fish  in it's beak and fly over to the bank to eat it's catch.  It was fun to watch this behavior.

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher hovering over the water

Belted Kingfisher coming out of the water with a fish in it's beak

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

Belted Kingfisher flying to the bank to eat it's catch

Blooming Aloe

After the recent rains, the Aloe at the bottom of the hill is blooming like crazy.

Aloe

Aloe

Aloe

Variegated African Violet

My variegated African Violet is doing well.  This plant is 8 inches in diameter.  I'm growing it inside and under artificial light.

Variegated African Violet

Goleta Slough

Today I took some pictures where the Goleta Slough meets the Pacific Ocean.  It was low tide and there were few birds.

Comorants

Comorant

Great Blue Heron

Anacapa Island

From the foothills in Santa Barbara, this is the morning view of the Santa Barbara Channel with a silhouette of Anacapa Island.

Anacapa Island