 Beautiful male black-headed grosbeak, near Occidental  Grosbeaks love sunflower seeds!  Pine siskin, near Occidental  Male rufous hummingbird, near Occidental  Rufous hummer in flight  Small flock of bushtits check out the yard, near Occidental  Bushtit
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 A frequent sight, a black-crowned night heron fishing in one of the Cotati sloughs.  It seemed we were always seeing the same bird, so we named it Nigel the night heron.  Red-tailed hawk in one of the bordering trees.  Song sparrow, Cotati  Barn swallow in flight, Cotati  Male Wilson's warbler, along the creek  Oak titmouse, Cotati  Snowy egret browsing for fish in the slough waters, notice this bird is banded.  Mallard ducks in flight, Cotati  Black phoebe along the slough  A wild mink!!!! Rare to see these in Sonoma County....the Cotati sloughs  Lots of pond turtles, sunning in the early spring weather  Great Egret, Cotati sloughs, unincorporated Cotati, March 2020  Many wonderful close encounters with resident red-tailed hawks, often actively engaged in courtship as the time is early spring, 2020  Red-tailed hawk, unincorporated Cotati  Close fly-by, red-tailed hawk  Bushtit, cotati
 Male yellow-rumped warbler, in bright breeding plumage.  Another male western bluebird, against the bright green fields of early spring, Cotati  The area supports a large and active flock of wild turkeys. Cotati, March 2020  A couple of acorn woodpeckers check out a possible nest site, unincorporated Cotati.  Acorn woodpecker  A pair of red-tail hawks fly over, Cotati, March 2020  Female or juvenile Allen's hummer  I believe this is a male rufous hummingbird, early spring, near Occidental  Female Townsend warbler  Male Townsend warbler, visits the feeders all through the winter, showing up in the fall, leaving in the early spring.  Female Downy woodpecker, also visits through the colder months.  Female Allen's hummingbird, near Occidental  Male lesser goldfinch near the feeders, early spring 2020  Male purple finch, near Occidental  Osprey with large fish, Bodega Bay  Male red-breasted merganser, Bodega Bay, Feb 2020  American wigeons, entrance ponds, Doran Beach, Bodega Bay  Wintering flock of American wigeons  Marbled godwit pulls a worm from the sand, Bodega Bay  Willet, Bodega Bay  A coot and a pied-billed grebe, Bodega Bay  Female ruddy duck, Bodega Bay  Great Blue Heron catches a teeny fish, Bodega Bay  Great Blue Heron, Bodega Bay  Ruby-crowned kinglet near Campbel Cove, Bodega Bay  Red-shouldered hawk, Bodega Bay, Feb 2020  Usually in the small pond at the top of the creek trail, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor  Pond turtle enjoying the sun, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor  Hutton's vireo, Shiloh Ranch Park - these photos are from Feb. 2020  Oak Titmouse, Shiloh Ranch Park  Manzanita flowers in bloom - this is a winter and early spring flower that helps keep the year round Anna's hummingbirds going through the colder months.  Yellow-rumped warbler in the park, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park, Windsor.  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
 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 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  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 |
