NevadaWolf, 5 months ago to Birds

Holiday today that I didn't make any plans for, so just went out to look for more birds. Sunny and mild temps this morning let me drive around slowly with my window down. Stopped by two hot spots, the cemetery and a reservoir that was mostly iced over.

Did spot a lifer today, a Red-naped Sapsucker hammering away at a crack in a tree.

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A grey and white Black-crowned Night Heron stands on a grey rock with one bright yellow leg, the other tucked up into the loose fluffy feathers of its body. The dark grey cap that gives it it's name stretches over the head and down the back and upper wings. A bright red eye with black spot in the middle looks out over a yellow and grey bill. Tan reeds and grasses with grey rocks lining the edge of the empty canal fill the background.
A slate grey, white, and brown Belted Kingfisher perches on the end of a grey stick used as a fence post. The black eye looks out over the long black bill, both gleaming in the sunlight. The grey-blue head feathers are all spiked upward, and a distinctive brown band across the upper part of the white chest and rust-red colored under the wings. This rust color on the flanks (and also across the chest on adult birds) indicates the female Belted Kingfisher.
A small grey Northern Mockingbird briefly lands on a narrow red twig within a winter bare bush. The bird has a short black beak and shining gold eye, white striped wings, and a long thin tail. The top of the head and back are a dark grey, while the throat and chest are a light grey.