This afternoon we headed out to Westerly Creek, to get some exercise and do some birding, while practicing social distancing. One of the first birds we encountered was this Say’s Phoebe sitting on a concrete sculpture.
We encountered several Phoebes during the course of the afternoon. This one was perched on one of the low trees.
Phoebe’s are flycatchers. Periodically, these birds leave their perch to feed on flies and other bugs, and then return to their perch. I was fortunate to make one image of this bird in flight.
While catching bugs, this bird perched on different trees as we walked along the trail. I this image, the bird tilted his head as he watched me!
There were several Robins in the area. This one was rummaging around the undergrowth near one of the trails.
I made this image as the bird gazed at me.
We saw many other birds during the couple of hours that we spent at the creek.