![American White Pelican](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/1d8f0d62-5b11-45aa-88c7-fb2ebc4021cb_rw_1920.jpg?h=81cb97571b097c4c08f9bfb533e313d7)
American White Pelican
![Avocet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/df64a590-6ed9-4a1a-9ee7-a5ae3d92ca31_rw_1920.jpg?h=cdf368c30fe3a443e517e1884465caf6)
Avocet
![Avocet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/cb112988-cd0f-49be-9790-49fde54aef62_rw_1920.jpg?h=f6be38eefbde9089eaf97201262b3736)
Avocet
![Willet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/739c6922-637d-4052-bf1b-62d5e8c693ea_rw_1920.jpg?h=acd56c4f3b0af304b909e9032035b324)
Willet
![Willet](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/1df9c553-b25d-4d98-a9a5-bd03458b5836_rw_1920.jpg?h=26bc63a9da531868534e53cc18841a5c)
Willet
![Sandhill Crane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/fc425d85-e390-4675-aa7e-762056f9191c_rw_1920.jpg?h=cb92a84a1967548cf39687b2b43460bd)
Sandhill Crane
![Sandhill Crane](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/7f4a3c64-e90f-40ef-802c-29bbd6f52666_rw_1920.jpg?h=51b752d1e6669989cd428d8692769c28)
Sandhill Crane
![Young Feeding](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/959536b8-4e43-453a-a6a7-7873727d9a3b_rw_1920.jpg?h=38ca660db3671248a4933b2f26236041)
Young Feeding
![Green-winged Teal](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/347dfb53-01ba-4095-9bcf-313e6773ba0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=7772730777af4b0dcb256e6194338bf9)
Green-winged Teal
![Golden Eagle](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/f25a2f41-57e6-463c-afd5-74d84ccff52f_rw_1920.jpg?h=3eb699a8c13399c8e5fe5e1708f3193a)
Golden Eagle
![Northern Harrier](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/941ea4f5-596c-4410-aa98-f8709b077803_rw_1920.jpg?h=ae6477eaa93ff82bdd990749391c4295)
Northern Harrier
![Osprey Feeding](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/4805f22d-46a6-45ca-bf15-c7246aa588db_rw_1920.jpg?h=811681ea0161e5cededf95c440fd5983)
Osprey Feeding
![Osprey](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/a128bd12-47a8-463e-8db3-34ac31d98661_rw_1920.jpg?h=b1237425779a43bf75ca4808e3ce2d9d)
Osprey
![Great-horned Owl](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/9a694bf0-fe8c-4c1c-b738-71953af84b2a_rw_1920.jpg?h=4f88ee90d1b2c943db55c036a2fe9c87)
Great-horned Owl
![Red-tailed Hawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/32537d8a-872a-4477-a847-9dde04c322a8/448aa311-9281-4622-8c20-5db2fcf733f8_rw_1920.jpg?h=2ab909dacc3fda802289184e7c43970b)
A few of my favorite waterbirds and raptors are only (or more frequently) found on the dryer sides -- the Avocet is one example. And although we have Osprey on the coast, I see them much more frequently along inland areas.