We paid a visit to the Cosumnes River Preserve this morning in hopes of seeing some of the sandhill cranes which are just beginning to fly in. The marsh seemed relatively empty compared to our visit last winter, but we did see a couple sandhills, an egret, and many ducks and geese- and others we will just call “birds.” Lonnie and I are totally out of our element among these birders, but find it fun nonetheless to see so many birds in one place.
Here are some scenes from the marsh:
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Wow! You’re becoming quite the bird stalker. These are beautiful shots but the one of the sandhill cranes flying over is superb. I’ve never been to the Cosumnes Preserve but I can see it’s a place I want to visit.
I also love the black and white shot of the grasses, a very nice shot indeed.
of course you know you can buy a book on Birds…………….of which I laugh , because I have one from several areas and none are of Sonoma County. So I like ” just birds “…….
Awesome bird shots!!