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!!
Downy Woodpecker got a couple shots before being 86'd from the park 😱The City (LA) tried to close the park for Christmas but it was a losing battle.... #birds #sepulvedabasin
December 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Downy Woodpecker got a couple shots before being 86'd from the park 😱The City (LA) tried to close the park for Christmas but it was a losing battle.... #birds #sepulvedabasin
Hey let me out of here!!! Audubon's Warbler, San Fernando Valley Audubon Society pre-CBC survey, lanark park #birds #ChristmasBireCount #CBC
December 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Hey let me out of here!!! Audubon's Warbler, San Fernando Valley Audubon Society pre-CBC survey, lanark park #birds #ChristmasBireCount #CBC
Hey - this tree has berries!!! Western Bluebird. San Fernando Valley Audubon Society CBC pre-count found happy birds in the berry tree. #birds
December 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hey - this tree has berries!!! Western Bluebird. San Fernando Valley Audubon Society CBC pre-count found happy birds in the berry tree. #birds
Cooper's Hawk pays a visit on a sunny SoCal morning! The little birds (other than hummingbirds) were not appreciative. Hummingbirds don't seem to care. #birds #raptor #coopers_hawk
December 14, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Cooper's Hawk pays a visit on a sunny SoCal morning! The little birds (other than hummingbirds) were not appreciative. Hummingbirds don't seem to care. #birds #raptor #coopers_hawk
Low light photos of my hummingbird menagerie - they get very lively at dusk. They're not captive but easily 50-100 hanging around. This is a male Anna's. #birds #hummingbirds
December 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Low light photos of my hummingbird menagerie - they get very lively at dusk. They're not captive but easily 50-100 hanging around. This is a male Anna's. #birds #hummingbirds
Different angle of Cedar Waxwing wolfing a berry! #birds #cedar_waxwing
December 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Different angle of Cedar Waxwing wolfing a berry! #birds #cedar_waxwing
SpaceX launch 2025 12 01 - and why do I worry about what all these things are doing above us? #vandenberg #Falcon9
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
SpaceX launch 2025 12 01 - and why do I worry about what all these things are doing above us? #vandenberg #Falcon9
Vermilion Flycatcher (immature male) at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve... #birds #vermilion_flycatcher
December 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Vermilion Flycatcher (immature male) at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve... #birds #vermilion_flycatcher
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