On a very, very hot day, this golden eagle perched for a long time on this tree branch - its beak is open because it is probably 105 degrees where it is sitting, in the full midday sun.
Golden Eagle perched in tall Eucalyptus tree, Tolay Lake Regional Park
After sitting awhile, the golden eagle takes off, and circles my position a few times.
Eagle circles overhead for a few low-flying laps
Golden Eagle, Tolay Lake Regional Park
The photogenic Savannah sparrow, Tolay Lake
The Say's Phoebe have returned to the park - I haven't seen them here since last Fall.
The lizard is still king in this park, at least as long as the super hot summer weather lasts
A noisy gathering of Acorn woodpeckers in one of the small wooded areas of the park, they seemed to be having a drumming competition, each one finding a hollow tree trunk to do rapid drumming with their beaks.
Acorn woodpecker, Tolay Lake Regional Park
American kestrel, too, was in flight even though it was a blistering hot afternoon.
On a cooler morning, different day, in the Laguna
Cedar waxwings in the Laguna for the wild grapes and berries
White-breasted nuthatch with a winged bug
White-breasted nuthatch, looking for a good spot to hide its bug, the Laguna
| A family of white-tailed kites, commonly seen in this area of the Laguna, were active and hunting |  White-tailed kites have a friendly scrape, in the Laguna |
White-tailed kite, hovering while hunting in the Laguna
White-tailed kite, the Laguna
On my way out of the park, this small Pacific Slope flycatcher