Visited the Salineño birding site near Falcon State Park that I always make a point to visit while I’m here. All kinds of bird food is put out for the birds, including peanut butter (mixed with lard to make it easier to swallow). There were so many blackbirds at the site this year, however, other birds often had to fight to get some of the peanut butter.
Golden-fronted woodpecker
Black-crested titmouse
Curved-billed thrasher
Male and female northern cardinals
The altamira oriole, above, was chasing a lot of birds away from the peanut butter.
Below, one bird not with peanut butter, an Audubon’s oriole.
