Northridge California Area

 

One of the most common questions asked of us is "Do we always visit the same areas and campgrounds as we travel North America?"  Our answer is that we intentionally visit some of favorite areas and add new ones.  An example is that we wanted to be near Los Angeles but not in it to visit with our oldest son Travis and wife Tina.  So here we are at Walnut RV in Northridge, California in a suburban neighborhood.  One of the amenities is our own swimming pool as very few residents take advantage of it.

Daily walks through the neighborhoods offer beautiful landscaced yards with an abundance of flowering trees, shrubs and plants.  

All these beautiful flowers are a magnet for people but also sursprisingly to a large number of birds.

Rufous Hummingbird

Allen's Hummingbird

Allen's bristles at interloping Allen's Hummingbird

Lesser Goldfinch

Orange-crowned Warbler

Bushtit

Red-tailed Hawk over our RV

Red-shouldered Hawk twists around to look at the camera

White-crowned Sparrow 

California Towhee

Black Phoebe

House Finch

Western Bluebird

Western Bluebird finding insects near garbage barrel

Is it still a "Northern" Mockingbird in Southern California?

Neighborly Common Raven

Common Ravens really are common here.

Eastern Fox Squirrel of the west.

Juvenile Cooper's Hawk 

Western Bluebirds, Lark Sparrow and Yellow-rumped Warbler finding grit, bugs and seeds.

Western Meadowlark migrating through

Meadowlark feeding at local park

Say's Phoebe on Chimney

Gulf Fritillary

Lake Balboa, a large urban park offering recreational activities plus a wildlife area with trails.

We finally found some Canada Geese and other waterfowl.

American Coot

Pied-billed Grebe

Black-crowned Night-heron

Double-crested Cormorant

American Wigeons

Oak Titmouse

Dark morphed "Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk

This is Red-tailed number three in this small area

Osprey #1

Osprey #2

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

Allen's Hummingbird female

Sweet Gum tree leaves remind us that Autumn also reaches the Golden State.

We saw over 60 species of birds in our urban area for October.  Although many were common, we are always blessed to see them wherever they are.

Almost time for us to move on to Malibu Beach.

Love & Prayers,

Ty & Ida Baumann