The male Northern Harrier is a soft gray and white colored bird, sometimes referred to as the "gray ghost." Not as commonly seen as the brown female or juvenile harrier.
Male Northern Harrier, Shollenberger Park, Petaluma
Another view, male northern harrier
The juvenile Red-shouldered hawk was still hanging on the bird nest boxes hoping for an easy opportunity.
Tree swallows at Shollenberger very active around all of the nest boxes
A male Hooded Merganser groomed itself behind a flowering willow.
Northern shovelers still in abundance
Elegant looking Northern Pintails, Shollenberger Park
Red-winged blackbirds beginning their nesting courtships as well
Adult Red-shouldered hawk jumps from a tree to a light fixture
Adult Red-shouldered hawk landed on light fixture near the industrial park which borders Shollenberger
American Avocets strolled feeding in the mudflats
Female Ring-necked duck, Ellis Creek Water Treatment
Pair of female ring-necked ducks
One of two white-tailed kits sat at the top of tall pine trees
White-tailed Kite coming in for a landing
Second white-tailed kite, at the top of a dead pine tree
