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The birds were in the trees. They're extremely small, and hard to see because they move so fast and don't sit still for long. They LOOKED brown. There were a lot of them, flitting in the trees, making twittering sounds. It was early morning. I have a field guide to birds, and my guess would be the common bushtit. Do you think that's right?
Thanks,
Suzanne
Definitely a bushtit. Good job.
They're a riot to watch. They never sit still. They're active at dawn and dusk. The majority of birds are. We call that crepuscular, as opposed to noctural or diurnal.
A couple years ago, I finally got a couple shots of them. But they're slightly blurry.
If you're curious:
http://juliabohemian.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1c970n
http://juliabohemian.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d1c96n2
Good ID-ing,
Julia
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Julia Booth
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I can answer questions about bird identification (by sight or sound), behavior, distribution, population, conservation, mating, nesting, fledging and feeding. I do have some practical knowledge about foreign species, but identification skills are limited in that arena. Bear in mind that as much as I know, it's possible that at least some of you will ask a question that I am unable to answer. At which point I would direct you to wherever or whomever I thought could provide you with that information.
Experience
I have 15 years birding experience in Southern California.
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Audubon Society
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My education is in art and photography -but I have a substantial portfolio of nature related work.
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