This dark morph red tail was so dark it looked like some kind of black hawk! Not a rare bird, but maybe unusual.
Dark-morph red-tail hawk, Doran bird walk, Bodega
Jumping from its perch
Dark morph red-tail hawk in flight, Bodega Bay
Lots of yellow-rumped warblers still in the area around Campbell Cove, this one with a yellow patch on its head.
A female belted kingfisher zoomed over the water near the mudflats off of Smith Brothers Rd, Bodega
Lots of great egrets were roosting in the trees near the Doran bird walk, Bodega
Female bufflehead duck near Doran Bird Walk
A snowy egret in the same area, Doran Bird walk, Bodega
A lone sanderling on Doran Beach, Bodega
Whimbrel, Doran Beach, Bodega
From an earlier visit to the coast, just before the week of storms that the area recently experienced.
Red-tail hawk, exhibiting more commonly seen coloring, on the speed limit sign, Bodega Bay
This seemed like a regular hunting perch for this bird - red-tail hawk, Bodega Bay
Male Brewer's black bird, Bodega Head.
A peregrine falcon holding steady in a strong wind over Bodega Bay.