At 20/10/2008, you wrote:
I spent yesterday morning in the kayak on Lake Natoma in eastern Sacramento County, a few minutes from home. Aside from a good paddling workout I also found the first few wintering grebes, in this case a Horned Grebe: http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/hogr03.html I believe this is a first-year bird because of the orange eye. Adult Horned Grebes have a bright red eye (photo from earlier this year): http://www.wildlightphoto.com/birds/podicipedidae/hogr02.html
Superb shots, as usual, Doug!Sadly, all our "summer" birds have left for points south, and the few winter birds are not yet here.
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