 Bare-Faced Go-away Bird (Corythaixoides personatus) |
 Olive Baboon (Papio anubis) |
 African Lion (Panthera leo) |
 African Lion (Panthera leo) |
 Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea) |
 Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) |
 Cape spurfowl (Pternistis capensis) |
 Cape Robin-chat (Cossypha caffra) |
 Cape white-eye (Zosterops virens) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Sanderling (Calidris alba) (10 Photos) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Emperor Goose (Chen canagica) "mugged" by Canada Goose (18 Photos) |
 Common Raven (Corvus corax) |
 Common Raven (Corvus corax) |
 California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) |
 California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) |
 California Newt (Taricha torosa) |
 California Newt (Taricha torosa) |
 Immature Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) |
 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Red-shouldered Hawk (5 Photos) (Buteo lineatus) |
 Golden-crowned Sparrow<> (Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
 Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) |
 Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) |
 California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) |
 Anna's Hummingbird at the kitchen window feeder (Calypte anna) |
 Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) |
 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) |
 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) |
 Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Feeding Frenzy at Shoreline Lake (16 Photos) |
 Bushtit (Male) (Psaltriparus minimus) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Dust Bath Euphoria (12 Photos) |
 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) |
 California towhee (Melozone crissalis) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Diving on the fish
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 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Vermilion Flycatcher (Immature Male) (Pyrocephalus rubinus) |
 Gray Flycatcher devouring a ladybug (9 photos) (Empidonax wrightii) |
 Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) |
 Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) |
 Gray Flycatcher (Empidonax wrightii) |
 Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta) |
 Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya) |
 White-crowned Sparrow (2 Photos) (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) |
 Clay-colored Sparrow (5 Photos) (Spizella pallida) |
 *Bird Behavior*
Great Blue Heron stalking, capturing and eating a gopher (19 Photos) |
 Wrentit with a snack (Chamaea fasciata) |
 Violet-green Swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) |
 Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Drake and Hen Northern Shovelers Anas clypeata) |
 California Gull Larus californicus |
 *Bird Behavior Sequence* American Robins and Cedar Waxwings => 11 Photos <=
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 => 2 Photos <= Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
 Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla) |
 Canada Goose Branta canadensis |
 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) |
 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) |
 Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) |
 Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) |
 Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
 Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) |
 Adult Cooper's Hawk in early morning light (Accipiter cooperii) |
 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) |
 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) |
 Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) |
 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
 California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi) |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) |
 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
 Male Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) |
 Male Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) |
 Phainopepla (5X) (Phainopepla itens) |
 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) |
 Great Grey Owl (Strix nebulosa) |
 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) |
 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) i |
 Orchard Oriole (5X) (Icterus spurius) |
 Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) |
 Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) |
 Bushtit (Male) (Psaltriparus minimus) |
 Gray Fox (6X) (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) |
 Townsend's Warbler (9X) (Setophaga townsendi) |
 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) |
 Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) |
 Bushtit (Female) (Psaltriparus minimus) |
 Bushtit (Female) (Psaltriparus minimus) |
 Yellow-Rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) |
 Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) |
 Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) |
 Although it looks like it dove 5 feet down in 4 feet of water, this is typical of what happens when Canvasbacks are feeding. |
 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) |
 Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) |
 Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) |
 Townsend's Warbler (Setophaga townsendi) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 A sudden dispute over prime clam territory |
 Dispute over. This guy now has the territory all to himself |
 Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
 American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) |
 The bittern begins it's stalk. Note the long rear nail |
 Slowly moving closer. |
 Tip of the bill is touching the water. |
 Going for it! |
 Damn! Missed it! |
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 Ready to fly. |
 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
 This Prairie Falcon had killed one of the numerous American Coots on the grass adjacent to Shoreline Lake |
 As can be seen in this shot and a couple others, this falcon has a very full crop from its recent meal. |
 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) |
 An American Crow flew in and got immediate attention from the falcon. |
 The first crow was soon joined by a second but they were careful to keep their distance. |
 Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) |
 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) |
 Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) |
 Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) |
 Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) |
 Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) |
 Costa's Hummingbird (Calypte costae) |
 Pacific Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer catenifer) |
 Coyote (Canis latrans) |
 Coyote (Canis latrans) |
 Bushtit (Male) (Psaltriparus minimus) |
 Spider Webs on Salvia 'Allen Chickering' |
 Spider Webs on Salvia 'Allen Chickering' |
 Space Shuttle Endeavor flyover at Moffett Field |
 Space Shuttle Endeavor flyover at Moffett Field |
 Space Shuttle Endeavor flyover at Moffett Field |
 Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) |
 Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) |
 Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) |
 Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) |
 Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) |
 Alligator Lizard (Elgaria coerulea coerulea) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Male Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) |
 Redtail Hawk on a deck railing (2X) |
 Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) |
 Botta's Pocket Gopher (Thomomys bottae) |
 Female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
 Female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
 Female Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
 Male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
 Male Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) |
 Female California Quail with young (View Original size) |
 California Quail (Callipepla californica) |
 California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) |
 California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) |
 California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum) |
 Immature Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) |
 Immature Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) |
 Immature Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana) |
 House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) |
 Male Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) |
 Male Lesser Goldfinch (Carduelis psaltria) |
 American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) |
 Northern Flicker (4X) (Colaptes auratus) |
 Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana) |
 Great Blue Heron (4X) (Ardea herodias) |
 Cedar Waxwing (3X) (Bombycilla cedrorum) |
 Male Canvasback gulping down a clam (Aythya valisineria) |
 Male Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
 Immature White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) |
 White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) |
 White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus) |
 Mountain Bluebird (3X) (Sialia currucoides) |
 Merlin with Prey (9X) (Falco columbarius) |
 American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) |
 American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) |
 Preening Merlin (4X) (Falco columbarius) |
 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) |
 Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) |
 Male Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Male Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Female Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata) |
 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
 Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) |
 Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) |
 Common Goldeneye-male (Bucephala clangula) |
 Common Goldeneye-female (Bucephala clangula) i |
 Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) |
 Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) |
 Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) |
 Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) |
 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) |
 Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) |
 Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) |
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) |
 Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) |
 Nuttall's Woodpecker (Picoides nuttalii) |
 Cooper's Hawk, Immature (Accipiter cooperii) |
 Bizzare-looking Unknown Fly on St. Catherines Lace |
 Bizzare-looking Unknown Fly on St. Catherines Lace |
 Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) |
 Yellow Crab Spider with captured Hover Fly(Eupeodes syrphidae) |
 Yellow Crab Spider with captured Hover Fly(Eupeodes syrphidae) |
 Yellow Crab Spider with captured Hover Fly(Toxomerus syrphidae) |
 European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Mystic Spires Blue Salvia |
 Jumping Spider with prey |
 Jumping Spider |
 European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on St. Catherine's Lace(Eriogonum giganteum) |
 Unknown Wasp on St. Catherine's Lace(Eriogonum giganteum) |
 Female Hover Fly* (Eupeodes syrphidae) on St. Catherine's Lace(Eriogonum giganteum) |
 Fiery Skipper (Hyephila phyleus) |
 Honey Bee on St. Catherine's Lace(Eriogonum giganteum) |
 Not exactly sure of the ID but believe this is a Sweat Bee |
 Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) |
 Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni) |
 Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) |
 Black-headed Grosbeak (Pheucticus melanocephalus) |
 Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) |
 Bewick's Wren on a blooming Ceanothus (Thryomanes bewickii) |
 Bewick's Wren on a blooming Ceanothus (Thryomanes bewickii) |
 Immature Sandhill Crane |
 Immature Sandhill Crane |
 Immature Sandhill Crane |
 Immature Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) |
 Immature Sandhill Crane in the tall weeds |
 Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) |
 Dowitcher and Greater Yellowlegs |
 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) |
 Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) |
 Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) |
 American Robin in Chinese Pistache |
 Male Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) |
 Male Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) |
 Female Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) |
 Male Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) |
 SEQUENCE: Canada Goose beginning bath with max water turbulence (1 of 6) |
 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia ) |
 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia ) |
 Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia ) |
 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) |
 Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) |
 Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) |
 Four Great Egrets, out standing in their field |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Great Egret (Ardea alba) |
 Ruby-Crowned Kinglet |
 Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) |
 Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) |
 Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) |
 Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) |
 Palm Warbler with snack (Dendroica palmarum) |
 Northern Flicker, female (Colaptes auratus) |
 Surf Scoter, female (Cropped to show eye detail) |
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