I believe this is a Little Egret - we see these quite frequently at Sepulveda Basin and at Lake Balboa. They are realy pretty
Hummingbirds are some of my favorite birds to find. They are little, fiesty flying jewels. I am not sure what the name of the one with his green back to me is. The other is a Rufous Hummingbird, which is seen quite often at Sepulveda Basin.
I am not sure if this is a juevenile Great Blue Herron or if it is an American Bittern. It was in a tree eating something off the branches. I tend to think it is an American Bittern, but maybe if someone reads my blog mabe they can let me know for sure. .
I am pretty sure this is a Downy Woodpecker, but I cannot see the tale to know for certain whether is it a Downy or a Hairy Woodpecker. From everything I can read, the Downys are much more prevalent, but the Hairys are also around. He actually was upsidedown on the branch like this.

We found a hummingbird nest (actually someone pointed it out to us) on our walk on 3/5/11 - There was a baby in the nest and the mom was feeding it. The other fledgling was already out of the nest sitting on a branch. Momma bird pushed the baby off the branch a little after these pictures were taken. I am happy to say he passed the "I can fly" test!
I believe this little guy is either a Lesser Goldfinch or an American Goldfinch. The picture isn't the best, but he is definitely one or the other.

In a little over a week I will be going to Texas to visit my daughter. I am hoping to add to my blog with some Texan birds and the wildflowers should be in their peak of bloom. When I come home we are going out to Anzo Borego and the Salton Sea where we will hopefully see many California wildflowers and birds.