Michael Perry

A dapper Bullock’s Oriole has been hanging around in a handful of trees near the Observatory for a week or so. #NaturePhotography #BullocksOriole #oriole
#photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdIfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Western Kingbird chasing away Red-tailed Hawk looks like a skateboarder confronting a freight train. #NaturePhotography #WesternKingbird #kingbird
#photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdIfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Bewick’s Wren with nest-building ambitions on the Mulholland Trail. #wren #BewicksWren
#photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdIfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Black-crowned Night Heron … would make a good superhero name. #heron #BlackCrownedNightHeron #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Northern Flicker is one of the few woodpeckers to migrate, which makes seeing one a special thrill. Also, it helps that they’re drop-dead gorgeous. #Flicker #NorthernFlicker #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos

Barbed wire makes a lovely baby feeding station for this Northern Rough-winged Swallow. #swallow #NorthernRoughWingedSwallow #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

My gateway to bird photography: in 2021 a pair of Cooper’s Hawks built a nest in the yard and raised a chick, which rapidly morphed from a cute ball of cottony fluff into a skillful apex predator. Here he is somewhere in-between. Nicknamed “Anderson Cooper’s Hawk” (parents: Sadie Hawkins and Agent Cooper) quickly grew indifferent to the human who regularly pointed a 2013-era camera at him. #hawk #CoopersHawk #GatewayBird #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #Opus1000 #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

California Thrasher has a remarkable voice, filling canyons with an ever-changing repertoire, mimicking other birds very convincingly with startling volume. #Thrasher #CaliforniaThrasher #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos

A stunning Lazuli Bunting graced the park this morning.
#bunting #LazuliBunting #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Black-crowned Night Heron on the fence.
#heron #BlackCrownedNightHeron #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Scaly-breasted Munia, an escaped pet shop breed, were called Nutmeg Mannikins by their jailers. #munia #ScalyBreastedMunia #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

California Quail surrounded by flowers. #Quail #CaliforniaQuail
#photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #NaturePhotos #LAWildlife

Even though banding is harmless and the trained ornithologists gather valuable data to support species, this feisty Black-headed Grosbeak registers his strong objections with a bite. (In a few seconds he will be released.) At Bear Divide Vista Picnic Site, a spring migration hotspot where, each dawn, thousands of birds fly through a saddle 2800 feet above sea level in the Transverse Range. Birders and bird banders gather to watch, study and measure. https://beardividebanding.com/
#grosbeak #BlackHeadedGrosbeak #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Allen’s Hummingbird built her nest on a string of outdoor lights under an awning.
#HummingBird #AllensHummingBird #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Lark Sparrow pas de deux.
#sparrow #LarkSparrow #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos #ballet #mating

Western Warbling Vireo showed up in a neighbor’s tree, warbling its unfamiliar tune, for a few minutes yesterday before continuing on its way.
#vireo #WesternWarblingVireo #WarblingVireo #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Great Egrets voguing on the banks of the mighty Los Angeles River.
#egret #GreatEgret #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Northern House Wren fills Fern Dell with song, flitting from branch to branch like a toddler who drank too many espressos.
#wren #NorthernHouseWren #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

This brilliant blue insect is called a Vivid Dancer.
#VividDancer #Dancer #insect #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

One of two Western Tanagers seen at Mineral Wells Picnic Area today. The Los Angeles Audubon Society named their newsletter “The Western Tanager” (strange, since it isn’t endemic to the area.)
#Tanager #WesternTanager #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Belted Kingfisher flies past an electrical tower.
#kingfisher #BeltedKingfisher #insect #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Hooded Oriole surveys the park. This morning.
#oriole #HoodedOriole #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

You can almost see the intelligence crackling in the Raven’s eye, staring out at the world with dreams of grapes and conquest. #Raven #AmericanRaven #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Brown Pelican stretches after a nap at the Hollywood Reservoir. #Pelican #BrownPelican #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Acorn Woodpecker. #WoodPecker #AcornWoodPecker #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Proud Double-crested Cormorant over the Los Angeles River near Sunnynook Bridge. #Egret #GreatEgret #ArdeaAlba #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BetteDavis #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos a

Juvenile Acorn Woodpecker. #AcornWoodPecker #WoodPecker #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BetteDavis #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Two male Acorn Woodpeckers. #woodPecker #AcornWoodPecker #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BetteDavis #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

California Scrub-Jay transports an acorn. #ScrubJay #CaliforniaScrubJay #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #CaliforniaBirds #BirdsOfCalifornia #BetteDavis #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Red-tailed Hawk in flight. #hawk #RedTailedHawk #photography #birds #birders #BirdWatching #BirdWatchers #California #LosAngeles #BirdPhoto #GriffithPark #DailyBird #BirdsOfPixelfed #BirdADay #DailyBird #BirdOfTheDay #LARiver #LosAngelesRiver #BetteDavis #BirdsOfMastodon #cute #naturephotos

Wow! Never seen one - nice photo!