Author: magentaraven

Redwing Blackbirds have always been a favorite bird of mine. Their stunning features, flashing their red and yellow wing bars and their melodic song always bring joy. So now I have begun painting them from the photographs I have taken. Suddenly they have appeared in my radar and actually had one land on my hand … Continue reading Redwing Blackbirds & Cormorants & Herons & clouds, oh my

This morning was pure magic. First catching the Osprey flying across San Pedro Creek and then hearing it shrieking and finding it with its catch on top of a tall post near the pier. A lucky day to observe nature at its finest. Then after an hour or so, watching it fly off with the … Continue reading Osprey at Goleta Beach

I had no idea there was so much bird action was here. I guess I was slow finding out. Now it’s a daily spot to check in. Even found a rarely seen Yellow Crowned Night Heron here. Many cormorants, herons and egrets and kingfishers... hope you enjoy them too. Great Blue Heron Yellow Crowned Night … Continue reading San Pedro Creek at Goleta Beach

This has been my daily meditation. Watching these magnificent birds is grounding and uplifting. This is my peace, I share with you. Snowy Egret Snowy Egrets Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Snowy Egrets Snowy Egret Snowy Egret Snowy Egret Great Blue Heron Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron Juvenile Black … Continue reading More birds at the Bird Refuge in Santa Barbara

Happy to see some Egret action and Juvenile Black Crowned Night Herons. What a lovely spot. Also rejuvenating the spirit, body and mind. Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron Snowy Egret Snowy Egret Black necked Stilt Brown Pelican Snowy Egret Snowy Egret Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron

Desert Aster Cloaky Mountain Sage or Dorr’s Sage Black throated sparrow Wire Lettuce