{"id":8285,"date":"2019-04-05T23:09:28","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T06:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8285"},"modified":"2019-04-05T23:09:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-06T06:09:34","slug":"birds-westerly-creek-wk-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/05\/birds-westerly-creek-wk-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Birds, Westerly Creek &#8212; wk 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Westerly Creek is one location that has a variety of bird life at this time of the year. This last weekend, we spent a couple of hours viewing and photographing birds along the creek. After arriving there, we immediately spotted a Double-Crested Cormorant swimming in the creek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0005-Cormorant-Swimming-Westerly-Creek.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0005-Cormorant-Swimming-Westerly-Creek\" class=\"wp-image-8276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0005-Cormorant-Swimming-Westerly-Creek.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0005-Cormorant-Swimming-Westerly-Creek-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant Swimming, Westerly Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cormorants frequently dive for food. They have to spread their wings to allow the water to flow off their wings. Typically, they do this when they get to dry land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0007-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0007-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Westerly-Creek-No-1\" class=\"wp-image-8277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0007-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0007-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Westerly-Creek-No-1-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant, Spreading Wings, Westerly Creek, No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suspect that spreading wings is part of attracting mates during the breeding period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0011-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Reflection-Westerly-Creek.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0011-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Reflection-Westerly-Creek\" class=\"wp-image-8278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0011-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Reflection-Westerly-Creek.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0011-Cormorant-Spreading-Wings-Reflection-Westerly-Creek-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Cormorant Spreading Wings Reflection, Westerly Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the image below, one can see the double crest on the sides of the bird&#8217;s face. This is a feature that only appears during the breeding season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0014-Double-Crested-Cormorant-Westerly-Creek.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0014-Double-Crested-Cormorant-Westerly-Creek\" class=\"wp-image-8279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0014-Double-Crested-Cormorant-Westerly-Creek.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0014-Double-Crested-Cormorant-Westerly-Creek-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Double-Crested Cormorant, Westerly Creek.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we walked along the creek, we heard the call of the Meadow Larks in the grassland. These birds have arrived back to the metro area for the Spring and Summer months. We were fortunate that this bird allowed us to get really close. With all the people making use of the open space around the creek, these birds are accustomed to people passing by.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0043-Meadow-Lark-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0043-Meadow-Lark-Westerly-Creek-No-1\" class=\"wp-image-8280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0043-Meadow-Lark-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0043-Meadow-Lark-Westerly-Creek-No-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Meadow Lark, Westerly Creek, No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angela also heard the call of a Say&#8217;s Phoebe, so we went looking for the bird. This bird was busy feeding on insects and returning to perch on the tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0048-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0048-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-1\" class=\"wp-image-8282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0048-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0048-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-1-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Say&#8217;s Phoebe, Westerly Creek, No 1.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is another image that I made as the bird faced towards the afternoon sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0061-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-2.jpg\" alt=\"2304-0061-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-2\" class=\"wp-image-8284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0061-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2304-0061-Says-Phoebe-Westerly-Creek-No-2-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Say&#8217;s Phoebe, Westerly Creek, No 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In total, we saw about 20 species close to the creek. 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