This month I have mostly been sketching the loudest backyard bird. Half way through I decided to put a pair on a page, and where possible, a male and a female. With birds, the looks are very different based on sexes and putting them together helps me learn. I have been relying on Cornell for the reference images.
Dark-eyed junco, Jun 3 Black Phoebe, Jun 6Mourning Dove, Jun 6. They seem to like sitting on the power lines. A pair of house finches, Jun 11. The female of the pair ran into the freshly cleaned window on Jun 23 and was concussed for a couple of hours.A pair of Anna’s hummingbirds, Jun 18. It seems that the feeder is attracting the young adults now.Adult California Scrub-Jay, Jun 26. We saw one while sipping a macchiato at the Saint Frank Coffee shop in Menlo Park.
Black Phoebe, Jun 4Dark-eyed junco, Jun 6California Towhee, Jun 7. One was preening itself on the fence. It looked oh so fluffy!Mourning Dove in rain, Jun 12. Not that it is raining now!A pair of bushtits, Jun 20. They were playing hide and seek in the maple tree.
Locomotoring 
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