Photography

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Northern Rough-winged Swallow

UCR Agricultural Operations A foggy/cloudy day like today generally means low flying swifts and swallows. While there were no swifts around today, swallows were abundant. This one was perched on the barbed fence around one of the reservoirs that swallows love. See more of my bird photos at: birds.ninadthakoor.com/

Olive-sided Flycatcher

UCR A number of Olive-sided Flycatchers pass through UCR campus during the migration. However they are hard to photograph as they prefer to perch high on top of snags and fly-catch by chasing insects from that perch. Good thing is that they generally return to the same perch after going after the insects. I followed this individual for some time and it finally perched on a dead tree in a ravine giving me a fairly close distance shot as I was at the top of the ravine.

Olive-sided Flycatcher

MacGillivray's Warbler (Male)

UCR This skulking warbler probably passes in numbers during migration but I have only spotted it a handful of times on the UCR campus. While this is not a great photo, this is the best I have managed to capture.

Swainson's Thrush

UCR Botanic Gardens This shy thrush travels a few thousand miles from it's wintering grounds in south of Mexico/ northern Argentina to its breeding grounds in North America and Canada. This particular individual had a deformed bill. I hope it had a good stop over at the garden's fig grove and it's journey is successful.