SDBG 2

Part 2/2 of San Diego Botanic Gardens back in March, featuring (unless otherwise noted) Allen’s Hummingbird (maybe also Rufous Hummingbird):

Rufous Hummingbird (f)
Lower rainforest garden
Poor Man’s Cycad (Encephalartos villosus)
Waterfall @ upper rainforest garden
Rainforest garden
Lebombo Cycad (Encephalartos lebomboensis) or similar
Top of rainforest garden looking down
Red-shouldered Hawk
Walkway to Overlook Tower
The red shoulder of “Red-shouldered”
View NE-ish from Overlook Tower
Red-shouldered Hawk III
Black Phoebe
View SE-ish from Overlook Tower
A species of Cottontail Rabbit, probably Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani)
In the distance, the Pacific Ocean
Bamboo forest
Rabbit in the garden

All in all, a great visit to SDBG! Highly recommended.

2 thoughts on “SDBG 2”

  1. Paul Edwards

    Amazing HB shots!!! How does the Team Leader do it???
    And the red shouldered: excellent closeups!

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    1. admin1 Post author

      Thanks.

      Hummingbirds in flight are difficult to capture, but most of these shots were ‘hope it hovers in place for a short time and then focus quickly.’

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