So I decided to participate in the Santa Barbara Christmas Bird Count this year. Normally being out of town during this time of year, I thought it would be fun to drive up to Santa Barbara and participate with some friends. We started the day off with a Western Screech Owl just before sunrise in the foothills about Santa Barbara. I also got some great opportunities to work on photos of chaparral species like Wrentits, California Thrashers and some nice shots of a well displaying Anna’s Hummingbird.
![Western Screech-Owl Western Screech-Owl](https://www.kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/western_screech_owl/western_screech_owl_B13K1500.jpg)
Western Screech-Owl
![Anna's Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird](https://kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/annas_hummingbird/annas_hummingbird_B13K1669.jpg)
Anna’s Hummingbird
![Anna's Hummingbird Anna's Hummingbird](https://kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/annas_hummingbird/annas_hummingbird_B13K1642.jpg)
Anna’s Hummingbird
![Wrentit Wrentit](https://www.kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/wrentit/wrentit_B13K1510.jpg)
Wrentit
![Hutton's Vireo Hutton's Vireo](https://www.kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/huttons_vireo/huttons_vireo_B13K1578.jpg)
Hutton’s Vireo
![California Thrasher California Thrasher](https://www.kiwifoto.com/images/galleryphotos/california_thrasher/california_thrasher_B13K1638.jpg)
California Thrasher