Eating a bug (photo 3 and photo 4)
Eating a moth (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/183748679).
Through a reintroduction project of an extirpated species spearheaded by Liam O'Brien and Jonathan Young, we translocated 1,500 larvae divided among several Presidio Park sites in March of 2017 and March of 2018. The larvae metamorphosed into chrysalides, the individual chrysalis became butterfly, the butterflies matted and laid their brood, the eggs hatched both years and here are the little fuzzy-buddies that will take-to-the-wing in spring 2019 after their fourth instar producing the Presidio generation that will fly in 2020... Larvae observed here on Mimulus aurantiacus; cultivated by the Conservancy and Presidio Trust Native Plant Nursery Team and out-planted in restoration sites by Diony Gamoso and his Team!
On CA Bee Plant.
Taking iNat recommendation on this larva for a hover fly, or moth or caterpillar, tbd. Using larval picture from Hectonichus in Wikimedia Commons dated 22 April 2016 as possibility from iNat links
Variable Checkerspot (Chalcedon Checkerspot) larva - Euphydras chalcedona, Tickwood Trail, Mount Diablo State Park
Any ideas on what this Phoebe is eating?
On Ray Hartman ceanothus
Townsend's warbler on Ceanothus- it seems to have either a growth or some buildup on its beak, although not to as extreme extent as another warbler seen the same day.
eating buds among sprouting Blue Oak leaves.
Group of ?bushtits? at my Salvia clevelandii. Very tiny, with dark Grey on some of the heads, and high pitch chirps frequently.
Eating what looked like caterpillars off Ribes sanguineum and salvia spathacea
In Creosote Bush. *Very chirpy!
Five individuals eating berries from a bush
First photo shows it eating what is most likely an insect.
Feeding at Arbutus unedo. Unlike her flock mates, she was too excited about the fruit to fly off!
Bluebird eating a fat caterpillar.
Monument Peak Road
What birds are eating the berries?
eating yellow-green unripe berries
Appeared to gather nesting material from Baccharis salicifolia and then took it to Salvia mellifera
A group of bushtits were eating fennel flowers at the baylands.
1 of 12 or 13 Genus Amazona Parrots perching in a tree at sunset. They were eating from the tree and vocalizing. I've included a vocalization clip from some of the parrots in this tree.
Multiple groups of these vocalizing Parrots fly over the SURF Garden from east to west everyday around sunset.
Photos 6-8 used flash.
Aprox 5 in - appeared to be eating insects in Oak Tree
travelling with 2-3 house finches and a white crowned sparrow. Saw it eating seeds and a caterpillar.
eating fruit of Hollyleaf Cherry
Flock repeatedly returning to seeding Tule. I believe they are likely eating Tule seeds, but did not get any evidence for that claim. There is a squirrel near them in the Tule, eating lots of seeds.
Hunting insects among Maple seeds. Box Elder Bugs are flying and crawling everywhere on, under and around these Maple Trees. I do not know if this bird ate any, but it must be looking at them crawling about among the seeds.
Eating flower detritus and aphids
eating Lerp Psyllids on eucalyptus leaves.
Woodpecker popped up from behind the fence a few times where she was finding spiders amongst the numerous webs. Beyond fence is Oak woodland with Salinas River nearby.
Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) Small woodpecker, 19cm (7.5 inches) long. Only the males have red at rear of crown. White outer tail feathers are sparsely spotted rather than barred. Nasal tufts are white. Compared to Ladder-backed, has more black on face, white bars on back are narrower, and more extensive solid black just below the nape. Habitat is Oak woodland foothills and canyons. Year round local resident in Coast Live Oak woodland with streams and Salinas River nearby. Diet is mostly insects. Feeds on a wide variety of insects, especially beetles, also caterpillars, spiders, ants, true bugs. Also eats some nuts, seeds, fruits, berries. Despite a close association with oaks, it eats only small numbers of acorns.
Audubon Guide to North American Birds https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/nuttalls-woodpecker
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 7th ed., 2017. pp. 312-313.
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America, ed. Jon L. Dunn, 2008, pp. 250-251.
Monterey Birds, Don Roberson, 2nd ed. 2002, sponsored by Monterey Peninsula Audubon Society, p. 306.
E Bird https://ebird.org/explore and https://ebird.org/species/nutwoo/
Bird songs and sound recordings from around the world: https://xeno-canto.org/explore?query=Dryobates%20nuttallii
Merlin Bird ID (great app available for Iphones) by The Cornell Lab (Bird ID help for 8,500+ species) https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
The Cornell Lab (Birds in U.S. and Canada) https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/ (enter common name)
Found Feathers (Worldwide): https://www.fws.gov/lab/featheratlas/idtool.php
In madrone tree. Others of it's species nearby.
Some Cedar Waxwings feeding on Madrone berries.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105188405
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105188406
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105188410
A large flock was chowing down on cotoneaster berries. Constant and loud chatter.
Oriole eating a grasshopper.
Large flock eating berries from this tree
It was eating bees
. It thrashed off the stingers by beating the abdomens against the tree.
Warbler eating a big fat juicy caterpillar.
I watched it catch and eat a large black and yellow bumblebee.
Eating a large insect
Eating a bee
Eating a bee
Eating flowers and seeds next to the trail.
taking an earwig back to the nest
one of several in the flock seen flower-piercing recently bloomed honeysuckle flowers for nectar
eating caterpillar
Eating a grub of some kind.
Eating the mustard flowers. Mated pair
Observed a White-crowned Sparrow diving into the shrub and coming out with some flower petals (presumably to eat).
Eating an Autographa californica moth, probably caught at the flowers of this Red willow.
Eating young leaves of a tree I can't ID.
Eating flowers.
Gleaning madrone, fruit, leaves and bark for insects? It stayed in this tree for at least 10 minutes searching every bunch of berries, but I never saw it eat any fruit, it appeared to be hunting insects.
feeding on Madrone berries and, or insects between the berries. I saw 7 individuals and all were in fruiting Madrones.
So many different sp. of warblers in one toyon, taking advantage of a termite emergence. At least a pair of BTGW were there.
So many different sp. of warblers in one toyon, taking advantage of a termite emergence. At least a pair of TW were there.
Local parrots in our China berry tree.
Eating an insect larva
Eating seeds. Immature white-crowned?
Even when it's pouring, birds gotta eat.
Found this adorable bird with white stripes eating from honeysuckles in the yard today.
Seen both feeding from gum tree flowers and "hawking" for insects midair.
sparrows appeared to be eating the Common Lippia (Phyla nodiflora) plant
Eating pine nuts.
Coot climbing tree to nibble on willow catkins.
Eating fresh Avena seeds?
feeding on swan neck agave?
Three individuals in a mixed flock with sparrows, moving from bush to bush and feeding, moving gradually south along the east bank of the lagoon.
Small flock feeding on flower buds (weather was very Spring-like).
Species observed roughly 10 times within a month in the same location before observing this individual.
Seen presumably drinking from flower.
Individuals in this location usually have either black markings around eyes or all brown heads, as well as yellow throats and rumps.
Roughly 3-4 inches tall.
Probing Tree Tobacco trumpet flowers for insects, unless it learned something from Hummingbirds and is drinking nectar?
The bird visited this Aloe Blue Elf several times in one day and flew branch to branch looking for something. This plants flowers are nectar rich but this is not a hummy. ....As far as i can see the plant currently is not infested w bugs but has been in the past. The bird was not easily frightened and flew away w wings at sides at times in swooping fashion..... Primary colors were light green, with a darker back. Some lighter coloring around eyes.
In a young Valley Oak that started flowering.
White patch on back seen clearly, but I wasn't able to photograph it. Smaller than Nuttall's WP.
In Grevillea robusta (silk oak) tree.
Found in blooming Silk Oak Tree