Thread by @phylogenomics

It’s my birthday so I decided to go for a walk and enjoy the spectacular ⁦@ucdavis⁩ Riparian Preserve.

OK going to post some pics from the walk -- 1st - a red tailed hawk after being harassed by some crows taking off

Wilson's warbler at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Orb weaver walking on its threads to a snack

Warbler (orange crowned??) at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Great egret with a crawfishy snack - at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Tons of cedar waxwings out today at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Red shouldered hawk giving me, @MicrobialFuture and @GinaMChaput a quizzical look

And of course, there were non-bird things out there too - this was a really cool "other" we saw - maybe @MicrobialFuture can help identify it

And there were other non bird things out there but even I could ID that these "others" were otters

Nutall's woodpecker at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Black throated gray warbler at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Bullock's oriole?? at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Great egret hunting at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

House wren at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Warblers at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Some empid flycatcher at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Bushtit at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

More warblers at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

Another flycatcher (empid?) at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

One of my favorite sights of the day - warbling vireo at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve

And, of course, posted all of these, and more to @inaturalist inaturalist.org/calendar/phylo…

Collection of best pics here jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-8-31…