Ten Mile Beach, Fort Bragg, California

Ten Mile Beach Fort Bragg, California

These beach birds don't know how good they've got it!

 #Jealous

And who's that flying overhead?

What a surprise to see an Osprey! At the beach!

10 Mile Beach, Fort Bragg, CA

The view from Ten Mile Beach in Fort Bragg, CA

Dunlin

Ruddy Turnstone

Sanderling

 

Ten Mile Beach in Fort Bragg, CA...

Now that it's summertime, how 'bout we take a trip to the beach?

Here are a few of the birds we saw on Ten Mile Beach in Fort Bragg, CA...

This is our first ever Semipalmated Plover and Dunlins!

And, yep, you guessed it, our first ever Surf Scoter!

And there are the females...

More beach pics tomorrow!

Manzanita Lake - Lassen Volcanic National Park

The walk around Manzanita Lake at Lassen Volcanic National Park is absolutely gorgeous!

Manzanita Lake

Lassen Volcanic National Park

The 1.8 mile trail around Manzanita Lake offers some stunning views...

This little guy didn't want to be left out, so I snapped his photo, too!

Sacramento Zoo

I went to the Sacramento Zoo and have pics to share! We saw lots of cool animals and birds and I think the giraffes and the red pandas were my favorite.

Right when we walked in, there was a Great Horned Owl to greet us...

Great Horned Owl

 A variety of waterfowl were hanging out in the pond...

White-faced Whistling Duck

American White Pelican

If this guy looks familiar it's because I see them in my backyard every day! This smart House Sparrow was mooching off the food in the Hornbill's cage...

House Sparrow

Red Kangaroo

Southern White-faced Owl

Of all the ducks in the pond, we'd actually already seen most of them out in the wild at our favorite wildlife refuges. It was neat seeing them closer up, though...

Hooded Merganser

Wood Duck

Comb Duck

This cutie patootie was a blast to watch...

Red Panda

 How can you not love this guy's face and want to bring him home with you???

Reticulated Giraffe

Unfortunately, I don't think my ceilings are quite high enough though...

Masai Giraffe

Last month, it was practically a miracle that we saw our first Wood Duck ever at Gray Lodge Wildlife Area. At the zoo, there were dozens of them posing for the camera and looking all rainbowy and shimmery in the sunshine...

Wood Duck

Orinoco Goose