Beginning to rub shoulders with the chronic birders in the area, there are two main "spots" in Bodega, Owl Canyon (which rarely has any owls) and the Hole in the Head, which is a deep re-enforced pit that PG&E dug at one point for a nuclear power plant, which was fortunately stopped by some hero citizens, and is now full of water and surrounded by natural vegetation.
And of course, Bodega Harbor itself...
And of course, Bodega Harbor itself...
White Pelicans in Bodega Bay harbor
Sort of like swans...white pelicans
American White Pelicans feeding, Bodega Harbor
Great Blue Heron, Bodega Bay Harbor
Sanderling Sandpiper? Bird Walk near Doran Beach
Sanderling Sandpiper, Bird Walk
Sanderlings in flight, Bird Walk
Also at the Bodega Bird Walk Park near Doran Beach, some seaside Bushtits, a little less camera shy than the ones near the house...
Bushtit, near the ocean
Bushtit, Bird Walk near Doran Beach
 Marsh Wren? Owl Canyon, Bodega Head | Owl Canyon was relatively crowded, and included many photographers with the long heavy telephotos and using tripods - there's a website which lists recent bird sightings there, and then everyone runs out there to get a look...this is where the cult idea started to take shape in my mind... |
Pacific Slope Flycatcher, Owl Canyon, Bodega Head
White-crowned sparrow, Campbell Cove, near Hole in the Head, Bodega
| Cliff swallows were working the water at the Hole in the Head - also saw Black-crowned Night Herons, and the Belted Kingfishers - however, camera couldn't pick up the best images....well, I'm hooked! I'll be back! |  Cliff Swallow, Hole in the Head, Bodega |
Belted Kingfisher in flight, Hole in the Head, Bodega - the best of mostly blurred photos due to distance