Finally got a photo of the Black Capped Night Heron that roosts in a carob tree nearby. We’d seen him flying out in the evening and back in the morning but here he was parked on the fence. Didn’t seem at all bothered by us on the patio either. The pics are noising because it was getting dark, and I missed a shot of him extending hie white crest (like a skinny cockatoo crest). These aren’t small birds, stocky with bodies the size of footballs!

Just an interesting cloud pattern over the back yard last summer.
More interesting was this beautiful Green Heron.

Egret

and Kingfisher

Confirmation: We have a “flock” of three feral lovebirds using our feeder on a regular basis. Last weekend we wheeled our pair of captive lovebirds outside to visit and they got much attention from the wild ones. Cool to watch while enjoying a weekend beer.

A pair of lovebirds has been frequenting the bird feeder. They seem to be quite happy and healthy. They’ll chatter back at me but keep their distance. It’s kind of funny because we have an almost identical pair inside the house! Click on the slide to see the large version of the pic and the detail of the birds.

And note the sparrow on the left…

This was too cool… watched this impressive bird snag a catfish. Another Heron noticed too, and chased him right over my head. As usual, click the slide image for a larger version. You’ll find some additional shots of herons next to these.