March 15, 2011

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  Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve

  I went on a bird walk with the Audubon Society.  I thought birdwatching meant being really quiet and trying to spot the rare bird.  Instead, we saw more birds than I expected (and it wasn't quiet, hehe).

  

  From egrets,

  

  to red-winged blackbirds,

  

  to cormorants nesting in trees.

  The essentials were the binoculars and possibly a do-it-yourself guide, or some way to identify the different species.  I was surprised at the detail in colors and patterns.  Otherwise, without binoculars, birds usually look like black specks or move too fast for me to identify. ¤

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