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Anna

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 1, 2026
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Anna's eggs

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
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Anna

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
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Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
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One down, one to go

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
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Fragile perch

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 6, 2026
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Dinner time

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 8, 2026
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And then there were two

Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Family: Trochilidae (hummingbirds)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 6, 2026
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Kinglet on on willow

Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
Canon R5m2

Grebe

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)
Family: Podicipedidae (grebes)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 1, 2026
Canon R5m2

White pelican

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
Canon R5m2

Headless pelican

American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Family: Pelecanidae (pelicans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
Canon R5m2

Northern shoveler

Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 3, 2026
Canon R5m2

Cinnamin teal

Cinnamin teal (Spatula cyanoptera)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
Canon R5m2

Green-winged teal

Green-winged teal (Anas crecca)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
Canon R5m2

Mallard conductor

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Family: Anatidae: (ducks, geese, swans, teals, shovelers, pintails, mergansers, goldeneyes, wigeons)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 3, 2026
Canon R5m2

When the jailbird sings

Song sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Family: Passerellidae (New World sparrows)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 1, 2026
Canon R5m2

Damselfly

Pacific forktail (Ischnura cervula)
Family: Coenagrionidae (narrow-winged damselflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 1, 2026
Canon R5m2

Butterfly

Mourning cloak (Nymphalis antiopa)
Family: Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 1, 2026
Canon R5m2

Ngaio

Ngaio (Myoporum laetum)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
Canon R5

Thrip

Naio thrips (Klambothrips myopori)
Family: Phlaeothripidae (tube-tailed thrips
Ngaio (Myoporum laetum)
Family: Scrophulariaceae (figwort family)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
Canon R5

Sweetclover

White sweetclover (Melilotus albus)
Family: Fabaceae (legumes, peas, beans)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
Canon R5

Monterey cypress

Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
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Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
Canon R5m2

Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
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Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 5, 2026
Canon R5m2

Splitgill mushroom (Schizophyllum commune)
Family: Schizophyllaceae
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
Canon R5

Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta)
Family: Arecaceae (palms)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
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Catkins

Arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis)
Family: Salicaceae (willow family)
Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
Canon R5m2

California brome

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Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 30, 2026
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Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
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Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
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Eucalyptus leaf with many galls

Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus )
Family: Myrtaceae (myrtle familuy
Australian eucalyptus leafgall wasp (Ophelimus maskelli)
Family: Eulophidae
Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
Canon R5m2

Photographing Nature group shot

Emily Renzel Wetlands
January 31, 2026
Canon 7Dmark2

Reflection of the tower

Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 2, 2026
Canon R5m2

No access

Emily Renzel Wetlands
February 3, 2026
Canon R5m2

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Last modified: February 6, 2026
Created: February 1, 2026 (from renzel2025.html)
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