Pat Bates
@batesbird.bsky.social
Environmentalist, biologist, accountant, lover of CA native plants, birds, reptiles, bugs. All-around trouble maker. Native Plants are for the Birds!!
Inaugural evening Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve birdwalk @sfvaudubon.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Inaugural evening Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve birdwalk @sfvaudubon.bsky.social
Anna's and Allen's Hummingbirds on a rainy SoCal morning... #birds #hummingbirds
November 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Anna's and Allen's Hummingbirds on a rainy SoCal morning... #birds #hummingbirds
Our winter visitor Audubon's Warbler - Yellow Rumpted Warbler. They always have a yellow rump - but this one clearly shows the oter 4 locations of yellow. #birds #los_encinos_state_historic_park #encino
November 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Our winter visitor Audubon's Warbler - Yellow Rumpted Warbler. They always have a yellow rump - but this one clearly shows the oter 4 locations of yellow. #birds #los_encinos_state_historic_park #encino
Female Vermilion Flycatcher #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
November 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Female Vermilion Flycatcher #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
Gray-Blue Gnatcatcher #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Gray-Blue Gnatcatcher #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
Sea otter enjoys crab and seaweed treat. #sea_otter #elkhorn_slough
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Sea otter enjoys crab and seaweed treat. #sea_otter #elkhorn_slough
November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
#brants_cormorants #birds #pacific_grove Cormorants get doused by huge waves from incoming storm...they eventually went somewhere else to dry out...
November 13, 2025 at 5:39 AM
#brants_cormorants #birds #pacific_grove Cormorants get doused by huge waves from incoming storm...they eventually went somewhere else to dry out...
November 13, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Chestnut-Backed chickadee gets a treat! #birds #Pacific_grove
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Chestnut-Backed chickadee gets a treat! #birds #Pacific_grove
Allen's hummingbird in the back yard #birds #allenshummingbird #encino #canon Photo taken near dark, 1/1000, f7.1, ISO 12800 354 mm. That Lightroom denoise sure does its thing! Getting ready for owling and I have not had time to do much low light shots with this setup.
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Allen's hummingbird in the back yard #birds #allenshummingbird #encino #canon Photo taken near dark, 1/1000, f7.1, ISO 12800 354 mm. That Lightroom denoise sure does its thing! Getting ready for owling and I have not had time to do much low light shots with this setup.
November 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Dueling Hummiongbirds - Anna's and Allen's Encino CA #birds #hummingbirds
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Dueling Hummiongbirds - Anna's and Allen's Encino CA #birds #hummingbirds
Lesser Goldfinch eating Crepe Myrtle seeds...#birds
September 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Lesser Goldfinch eating Crepe Myrtle seeds...#birds
Mr. & Mrs. California Quail on a wet morning in SoCal. #birds #californiaquail #sfvaudubon #hansendam
September 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Mr. & Mrs. California Quail on a wet morning in SoCal. #birds #californiaquail #sfvaudubon #hansendam
2 Female Belted Kingfishers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
September 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
2 Female Belted Kingfishers #birds #sepulvedabasinwildlifereserve
September 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
September 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM