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Migratory snowy egret finally seemed to realize that I was right in front of the bird, and after staring at me with keen eyes, it flew away high into the sky - Lake Calabasas. Please click to enlarge the photo
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After walking around Lake Calabasas, I was sitting and resting on a stone when a migratory snowy egret flew into our lake and approached very close without noticing me, allowing me to capture many of its expressions
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A snowy egret go away if a person approaches a little, on the contrary the great egret can get quite close. Please compare with the photo below - Lake Calabasas
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The snowy egret is black bill, black legs and yellow feet. The area of the upper bill, in front of the eyes, is yellow but turns red during the breeding season. I was so thrilled when this migratory bird came so close to me - Lake Calabasas
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The beauty of nature and wildlife - Malibu Lagoon
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Surprisingly, Wren's parents were raising five chicks in my old birdhouse. For a while I thought there were only three...
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A Big Treat − Wren parenrs are busily searching for food for their chicks
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Chicks are always hungry
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丹頂鶴：The red-crowned crane is a sacred symbol of Japan is the bird of happiness and long life [in fable it lives for a 1,000 years] and mate for life
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Great Egret - Lake Calabasas
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Yawning of cormorant - Calabasas Lake
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Chicks are looking at helicopter in the sky: Goslings are covered with soft feathers called down. They hatch with their eyes open and will leave the nest within 24 hours following their parents. Gosling can swim right away - Lake Calabasas
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Mom, don't leave us！ Lake Calabasas
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Goslings are looking at helicopter in the sky - "Wonder when i'll be able to fly that high" - Lake Calabasas
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Got you! - Lake Calabasas
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A great egret visiting in our private Lake Calabasas - Great egrets can live over 20 years and can fly 25 mph with only two flaps of their powerful wings
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IMG_3843 _ Despite their small size, hummingbirds are one of the most aggressive bird species. They will regularly attack jays, crows and hawks that infringe on their territory. Especially, when they have babies in their nest.
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He comes back to the same branch everyday.
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A Killdeer: They are constantly moving and won't let me near them in Lake Calabasas
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Hooded Merganser in Calabasas Creek - They are very vigilant birds, after I clicked a few times they flew away to Calabasas Lake
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A pair of American wigeon. I rarely see them in Calabasas Lake
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A pair of Bufflehead at Lake Calabasas, California
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Ruddy Duck, Female - Lake Calabasas
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A baby of wrentit on my Australian willow tree
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I believe this is a female ruby-throated hummingbird on my Australian willow tree
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While photographing the Queen of the Night in the middle of night, I spotted a cute little wren
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Birds going after fish [Juvenile Night Heron & Great Egret] - Malibu Lagoon
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Malibu Lagoon
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Juvenile snowy plovers are so small only 6-7cm length - Malibu Lagoon
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