Western Birds

Since returning to California I have seen many of my favorite birds. The first pissed off sounding calls of a Western scrub jay were music to my ears. On a hike last weekend in the hills behind my place, called Quicksilver, I also saw Stellar's jays and Acorn woodpeckers.

This week, walking to the store to buy gum, I heard the high pitched twitter of bushtits and looked up to see the tiny birds flitting around in the tree in front of me. Joy.

Seeing these species is like seeing old friends.