Starting my morning “constitutional” at Poway Community Park this day, I noticed a Killdeer foraging in the now fast moving shallow water of Rattlesnake Creek. I liked the way the light played with the bird and the water, but stretching my legs was my mission, and I kept moving. I found a dozen or two American Pipits on the ball fields along with several Lark and Song Sparrows. None of these were out of the ordinary, yet these companions cheered my up.
As I was walking back to my vehicle, the Killdeer was still foraging where I’d seen him/her earlier. I opted to fetch my camera from my van and spend some quality time with it. As I was working with the Killdeer, a pipit joined the party and I captured a few images of him/her as well.
Images Below:

American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: You can see why the old name for this bird was "Water Pipit". Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:38 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4486 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:47 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/9.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4530 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: You can see why the old name for this bird was "Water Pipit". Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:52 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/3200 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4570 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: Poway Comminity Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:53 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2500 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4587 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: You can see why the old name for this bird was "Water Pipit". Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:55 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4615 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


American Pipit(Anthus rubescens) |
Description: You can see why the old name for this bird was "Water Pipit". Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 9:04 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: AmericanPipit_D5X4697 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Poway Comminity Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:18 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4315 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:29 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4388 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:37 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4470 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:40 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4495 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:49 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/3200 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4550 |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
Description: Dining on a large worm at Poway Community Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2017:03:21 8:33 |
Location:
Poway Community Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X4414-Worm |
© 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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