Little chestnut-backed chickadee on my deck railing, fluffing up against the outside cold - might be a first year or late summer fledgling, going through its first winter. I put some seed and nuts on the deck railing, and it quickly flew over and grabbed a peanut!
Chestnut-backed chickadee fluffed up against the cold, camp meeker
Townsend warbler at the suet feeder, front deck
Another look, the Townsend warbler visiting my feeders
Male Anna's hummingbird, front deck
Pygmy nuthatches still coming to the feeders, especially the suet
Curious fawn near the house, camp meeker
Two different hikes through Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma. A great park for raptors.
Juvenile red-tailed hawk on fence, Tolay Lake Regional Park
Same juvenile red-tail, from a closer position, Tolay Lake
Same hawk in flight, where its coloring identifies it as a juvenile
Large flock of long-billed curlews at Tolay Lake park, where they graze in the grasslands
 Brown creeper, Tolay Lake park |  White-breasted nuthatch in same tree |
Vesper sparrow, Tolay Lake Regional Park - this is an unusual bird for the area as reported on local birding websites
Male Hairy woodpecker - similar to the smaller downy, but larger and with a longer beak. Tolay Lake
Male Northern Harrier - Tolay Lake Regional park. Also known as "grey ghosts" - they seem less common than the brown female counterparts.
The Great-horned owl at Tolay Lake - looking a little harrassed since I had already disturbed him, so I quietly backed off
Killdeer in flight, Tolay Lake