entrance to Eaton Canyon

Almost immediately, a black Phoebe came to greet us

This Spotted Towhee then appeared….

another view of spotted Towhee

Lesser goldfinch

another view of lesser goldfinch

we then headed out towards the main trail…

A pretty nondescript bird with a crest appeared in the bushes

It was an Oak Titmouse….several of them flitted about this nesting hole

walking along the main trail, we saw a flurry of activity near this tree and somebody poked his head out….he flew away only to return a minute later….

holding an insect in his beak and showing it to us triumphantly! A charming little house wren; he then flew back into the tree hole to feed his offspring

house wren…this time with a huge insect for his offspring….

In a flash of blue, this beautiful scrub jay posed for us….

another view of scrub jay

Northern mockingbird

Female Anna’s hummbingbird

Male Anna’s HB

spectacularly coloured Anna’s HB

back view of Anna’s HB

California Thrasher with its curved beak like a spiderhunter in Asia

California Towhee

California Towhee

squirrel well camouflaged in the bush

American bushtit

ash throated flycatcher

ash throated flycatcher

One of the prettiest birds this morning was the Acorn woodpecker…

acorn woodpecker

looking for grubs furiously..look at the holes made by the wp

last bird of the morning…..the cowbird