More Wildlife at San Benito

We woke up one morning to the Coyotes barking and yipping and almost screaming like a very mad child. It went on for a couple of hours or at least it seemed like that. The day before we were scheduled to leave while having coffee in bed Dick spotted 3 Coyotes right across the road from us. He jumped up and got some pictures and video of two of them playing with a Vole one of them had caught.

They got tired of playing and walked off into the brush. In a little while they had caught something bigger and started the barking and yipping again. It took a little while for our Quail to come back.

Moss Landing and Paicines Reservoir

One of our favorite little towns to visit to bird is Moss Landing. It has a nice marina, quaint shops and a very good Mexican Restaurant. On the north side of town is Jetty Road that takes you to parking for the surfers. This is a very popular beach for surfing.

Eared Grebe

Whimbrel

Greater Yellow-legs

Least Sandpipers

Pacific Loon

Red-throated Loon

These were just a few birds we saw on the north side of the inlet. The Sea Otters are so much fun to watch and there were a lot of them around.

On the Marina side of town Dick spotted a goose like bird on the other side and after getting the scope out we identified as a Brant Goose and this was our first time to see one.

It was so far away getting a good picture was impossible.

 

We also like to find birds at the Paicines Reservoir. There are 4 White Pelicans that hang out here and occasionally we have seen a Bald Eagle fly over. This day were a lot of Coots and Canadian Geese but they were too far away for photos.

We found this Snowy Egret fishing.

And even catching something.

If the weather holds we are going to The Pinnacles National Monument that is just down the road not far from here.

San Benito TT

We like to visit this park because of all the wildlife and birds in the area and park. This is where we like to park and this time of year it is always available.

We always put up our bird feeders and this year added this water feature.

Here is what we attracted to our yard.

CA Quail. This am I counted 25 of them.

Ground Squirrel

Oak Titmouse

Pea Hen

Scrub Jay and a Yellow-billed Magpie

Next is our road trip to Moss Landing and Paicines Reservoir.