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  • Coat of Many Colors

    Coat of Many Colors

    This male Kestrel showed off his gorgeous plumage on a post at Point Reyes.

  • Mr. Kestrel Front and Center

    Mr. Kestrel Front and Center

    Male Kestrel posting up at Point Reyes

  • Don't Mess with my Lunch

    Don't Mess with my Lunch

    Peregrine Falcon, Point Reyes National Seashore

  • New Year's Eve Eagle

    New Year's Eve Eagle

    I was standing almost in the treatment pond when all the ducks went up in a single swoosh. Coming right at me was a bald eagle who flew over, around once and out. Happy New Year!

  • New Year's Eve Eagle

    New Year's Eve Eagle

    I was standing almost in the treatment pond when all the ducks went up in a single swoosh. Coming right at me was a bald eagle who flew over, around once and out.

  • Lesser Goldfinch

    Lesser Goldfinch

    A flock of lesser goldfinches flew into a tree beside my pond. This male beauty was extracting seeds from this thistle like flower.

  • King of the Morning

    King of the Morning

    This skittish Kingfisher has been darting around the ponds for months. I finally found him close enough in good light.

  • Vole Breakfast

    Vole Breakfast

    This Red-Tailed hawk surprised me by swooping down from the telephone pole after I walked right by him. We stared at each other while he pawed the vole into place before he flew off.

  • Goldeneye

    Goldeneye

    Early morning reflections on a female Goldeneye

  • Hoodie Escape

    Hoodie Escape

    I've been out of commission with eye surgery but out to the pond this morning to find a few Hoodies racing around.

  • Morning Hoodies

    Morning Hoodies

    The Male Hooded Mergansers were busy neck stretching and yelling at their rivals this morning. A lone female appeared for the show.

  • Hoodies on Golden Pond

    Hoodies on Golden Pond

    Male Hooded Mergansers floating on my local pond.

  • Morning Hoodies

    Morning Hoodies

    The Male Hooded Mergansers were busy neck stretching and yelling at their rivals this morning. A lone female appeared for the show.

  • Hoodies on Golden Pond

    Hoodies on Golden Pond

    Male Hooded Mergansers floating on my local pond.

  • Hoodies!

    Hoodies!

    Today the Male and Female Hooded Mergansers flew in and started their wild courtship dances.

  • Hoodies!

    Hoodies!

    Today the Male and Female Hooded Mergansers flew in and started their wild courtship dances.

  • Juvenile Red-Tail

    Juvenile Red-Tail

    Young Red-Tailed was harassed by both male and female harriers, stood its ground until it spied something in the fields. (1 of 2)

  • Juvenile Red-Tail

    Juvenile Red-Tail

    Young Red-Tailed was harassed by both male and female harriers, stood its ground until it spied something in the fields. (2 of 2)

  • Big Wave Advisory

    Big Wave Advisory

    10 -11 foot waves pounded the North Coast shoreline today. Rodeo Beach surfers suffered broken boards and rough rides.

  • Big Wave Advisory

    Big Wave Advisory

    10 -11 foot waves pounded the North Coast shoreline today. Rodeo Beach surfers suffered broken boards and rough rides.

  • Big Wave Advisory

    Big Wave Advisory

    10 -11 foot waves pounded the North Coast shoreline today. Rodeo Beach surfers suffered broken boards and rough rides.

  • Carpe Diem

    Carpe Diem

    A young Otter at Las Gallinas struggled with his Carp dinner.

  • Carpe Diem

    Carpe Diem

    A young Otter at Las Gallinas struggled with his Carp dinner.

  • Carpe Diem

    Carpe Diem

    A young Otter at Las Gallinas struggled with his Carp dinner.

  • Female Harrier Flyby

    Female Harrier Flyby

    Bodega Bay was fogless and blue sky this morning and this female was chasing red tails and making close passes.

  • Rainy Day Harrier

    Rainy Day Harrier

    Female Northern Harrier let me get as close as I wanted on this wet morning!

  • Sunday Yawn

    Sunday Yawn

    Rodeo Beach, Sausalito, California. Went for the surfers (waves too big and wild) and found this young coyote sitting in the grasses next to the parking lot.

  • Comin'  At  Ya

    Comin' At Ya

    This Kestrel was fighting aggressively for pole territory with a Red tail.

  • Crane Display

    Crane Display

    Sandhill Crane spreads his wings in the cornfield on Staten Island

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