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Sacramento NWR Jan. 2013

On Jan. 19, 2013 we took a day trip to the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge. In addition to all the birds, we were treated to a nice sunset.
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Geese swimming in front of the reeds: The brown goose on the left is Greater White-fronted Goose, while the white geese are Snow Geese. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
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Geese swimming in front of the reeds: The brown goose on the left is Greater White-fronted Goose, while the white geese are Snow Geese. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)

Geese swimming in front of the reeds The brown goose on the left is Greater Whitefronted Goosewhile the white geese are Snow Geese. 1192013Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento National Wildlife RefugeWillowsCA 20130119 January 192013Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Sacramento Natio

  • Large brownish raptor with yellow eyes and feet sitting on top of the dry reeds. This is most likely a 1st-year juvenile Red-tailed hawk with western light morph coloring (The Sibley Guide to Birds by David Allen Sibley, p. 122) (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Leafless tree against blue sky with thin clouds, with its top filled with blackbirds (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Three female deer grazing on the short green grass (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Female deer on the short green grass (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A shorebird that somewhat resembles a coot in size and shape, but is colored in grays and browns. This is probably a Common Moorhen in adult nonbreeding colors. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Geese swimming in front of the reeds: The brown goose on the left is Greater White-fronted Goose, while the white geese are Snow Geese. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Snow Geese swimming in front of the dry reeds. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • Snow Geese swimming. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A collection of geese and ducks on an island, with farm buildings in the distance. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A male Northern Shoveler duck swimming. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A Snow Goose feeding in the water (with its reflection). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A Snow Goose feeding in the water (with its reflection). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of Snow Geese swimming in the dark-blue water (with reflections). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of Snow Geese swimming in the dark-blue water (with reflections). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A Snow Goose swimming in the dark-blue water (with reflection). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A flock of Greater White-fronted Geese feeding in front of the reeds, with a bunch of American Coots scattered about. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A flock of Snow Geese flying against a partly-cloudy blue sky. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A pair of Snow Geese flying against a blue sky. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • A flock of Snow Geese flying against a partly-cloudy blue sky. (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
  • An American Coot swimming in the water (black bird with a white beak and red eyes). (1/19/2013, Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge)
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