Juvenile white-crowned sparrow, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma
Sparrow on a wire
Savanah sparrow with a small insect, Tolay Lake
The white-crowned sparrows were posing, and they were hard to resist.
Two savannah sparrows on a fence, a common sight in the park.
Western Meadowlark among the dry grasses and seed pods.
Against the wintry sunlight, a kestrel shoots overhead carrying a small prey.
Female northern harrier skims the open grasslands, an iconic image in the park.
The northern harrier, Tolay Lake Regional Park
A far off coyote, looking like a background detail in an oil painting, Tolay Lake Regional Park
A white-tailed kite checks out the photographer.
A pair of juvenile white-crowned sparrows on a wire fence near an old post.
A small flock of wigeons in flight, flushed from the pond.
Another juvenile white-crowned sparrow, Tolay Lake
Curious savannah sparrow on wire fence.
Western meadowlarks in flight, and below right a loggerhead shrike perched in some tall grasses.
Cropped look at the shrike, Tolay Lake Regional Park
Loggerhead Shrike
Red-tailed Hawk, Tolay Lake Regional Park
Say's Phoebe against the light, Tolay Lake
There were four or five American Pipits feeding together at the end of the trail, not a common bird for this park.
White-tailed kite in a tree, Tolay Lake Regional Park, Petaluma