California, Nevada and Arizona - 24 July -13 Aug 2011

I've been really bad at updating my blog lately. Part of it is that I've not been out all that much, but the main reason is that I've just been lazy. Here are a bunch of photos that I took on the family holiday to the States this summer.

Heermann's Gull

Brown-headed Cowbird - juvenile

Black Turnstone

Black Turnstone

Sea Otter

Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale

Humpback Whale

American White Pelican

Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern

Elegant Tern

Red-shouldered Hawk

Californian Condor

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Wilson's Warbler

Band-tailed Pigeon

Heermann's Gull

American Herring Gull

American Herring Gull

Turkey Vulture

Coyote

Sooty Grouse - female

Sooty Grouse - male

Sooty Grouse - male

Mountain Quail

Lesser Nighthawk

Mountain Quail

Acorn Woodpecker

Osprey

Solitary Sandpiper

Solitary Sandpiper

Bighorn Sheep

Canyon Wren

Loggerhead Shrike

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Bewick's Wren

Western Willet

Royal Tern