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Tomales Bay & Pt. Reyes, early February 2020

9/12/2020

Large raft of ducks feeding on Tomales Bay near Inverness, mostly scaup, but some golden eye and ruddy ducks too.

Belted kingfisher along the road

More shots, kingfisher, Tomales Bay

Common merganser on one of the creeks

A trio of female golden eye ducks off of Hearts Desire beach Tomales Bay

Common goldeneye

Stately looking Great Blue Heron, near Tomales Bay

Curious wrentit, Tomales Bay

Tree with fungi, woods near Tomales Bay

Male Anna's hummer, Tomales Bay

Pt. Reyes elk near Drakes Beach, Pt. Reyes

Pt. Reyes elk along the road to Drakes Beach.

Flyover, red-tailed hawk near Drakes Beach, Pt. Reyes

Red-head duck with a scaup female, on the pond near Drake's Beach, Pt. Reyes

Elephant seal enjoying the sun, Drake's beach, Pt. Reyes

Quail, in the woods near Tomales Bay

Female kestrel, Pt. Reyes National Seashore

American Wigeons near Doran Park entrance, Feb 2020

9/8/2020

American wigeon ducks, near Doran Beach park entrance, February 2020

American wigeon

Willet, near harbor entrance

European starling, inside the park, Bodega Bay

A pair of Western Bluebirds along the shore, Bodega Bay

Osprey on the top of a boat mast, near Spud Point, Bodega Bay

Common Loon, Bodega Bay

February 2020 walk, Tolay Lake Regional Park

9/8/2020

Female American Kestrel with a lizard, Tolay Lake Regional Park

Tree swallows, already checking out nest boxes, Tolay Lake

Song sparrow, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma

Say's phoebe in the park, February 2020

More winter birds, Bodega Bay

8/28/2020

This common loon is starting to molt to breeding colors, Bodega Bay, late January 2020

Red-tailed hawk, Bodega Bay

Belted Kingfisher hovers over the bay, looking for a catch.

Belted Kingfisher, Bodega Bay

Winter birds, Bodega Bay

8/8/2020

Female red-breasted merganser, Bodega Bay

Common loon, Bodega Bay

A pair of pied billed grebes, Doran bird walk, Bodega Bay

Peregrine! Doran bird walk, Bodega Bay

Male green winged teal, Doran bird walk, Bodega Bay

Osprey on utility pole in the town of Bodega Bay.

Ragle Ranch Park, Sebastopol - with a persimmon tree

8/6/2020

Western bluebird laying claim to a very ripe persimmon, Ragle Ranch Regional Park, Sebastopol

American robin, a great lover of fruits and berries.

Cedar Waxwing - almost always in a small flock, joining the other fruit and berry loving birds

Cedar waxwings, persimmon tree, Ragle Ranch Park, Sebastopol

Cedar Waxwing

Hermit thrush, more shy, but also near any fruit or berries ripening in the fall and winter months.

Western bluebird, persimmon tree, Ragle Park, Sebastopol

This was a surprise visiort, a small townsend warbler, persimmon tree, Ragle Park

Other birds in the park, a resident red-shouldered hawk.

Oak titmouse peering through the branches.

Golden crowned sparrow, Ragle Ranch Park, Sebastopol

Some winter birds by the deck, near Occidental

7/24/2020

Pygmy nuthatch

Male lesser goldfinch, a small flock winters near the feeders, near Occidental

The townsend warblers come out of the woods, they like the suet feeders, near Occidental

Spotted Towhee

The first migratory hummers have shown up, male rufous or Allen's - I think this one turned out to be a rufous

Migratory hummingbird visitor, near Occidental

Red-breasted nuthatch

A resident male Anna's hummingbird.

Male purple finch - more show up in the spring near the feeders.

All year round, a family group of Acorn woodpeckers.

Short January walk through the Laguna de Santa Rosa

7/20/2020

Red-shouldered hawk on a trail sign, in the Laguna de Santa Rosa

White-tailed kite, Laguna de Santa Rosa

White-crowned sparrow along the trail

Golden-crowned sparrow in the Laguna

Male western bluebird

Yellow rumped warbler, the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Black-crowned night heron, at roost in the Laguna

Great Egret coming in for a landing.

Oak titmouse, the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Male Common Goldeneye, Bodega Bay

7/11/2020

In my experience, it is more unusual to see the male common goldeneye on Bodega Bay, and finally did see one mid January 2020

Male Common Goldeneye duck, Bodega Bay

California Towhee, Bodega Bay

Golden-crowned sparrow, Bodega Bay

Male Northern Harrier at the bay

Male Northern Harrier, Bodega Bay

Cedar Waxwings, Sebastopol, January 2020

7/8/2020

A small flock of cedar waxwings were eating berries in some parking lot trees in Sebastopol, and I had my camera with me.

Cedar Waxwing eating a tree berry.

My favorite photo in this collection: Cedar Waxwing

Cedar waxwing, Sebastopol, Jan 2020