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Herons of the Delta

Welcome to my Discovery Bay and California Delta wildlife and nature photo gallery.
As the waters from the Sierra Mountains make their way to San Francisco Bay they wind through a nearly endless network of rivers, tributaries and channels. The main rivers that feed this 1000 plus miles of waterways are the Sacramento, the San Joaquin and the Mokelumne. Originally used in the mid 1800s by the Gold Rush miners for transportation the rich soils of the Delta started to attract settlers and farmers. Today farming and unique waterside communities like Discovery Bay coexist in an area known for fishing, boating and other water oriented activities. The waterways around Discovery Bay and the California Delta are rich in wildlife with over 100 varieties of shore and trail birds as well as sea lions, beavers, otters, muskrats, turtles, snakes and a large variety of fish such as bluegill, striped/largemouth/smallmouth bass, sturgeon, catfish, shad, salmon, steelehead as well as crawdads.

You may have seen some of my images in local publications such as; The Bay & Delta Yachtsman magazine, The Delta Sun Times, The Delta Navigator newspaper, Black Diamond Living magazine, The Guide to Discovery Bay, The Discovery Bay Annual Calendar and Contra Costa County's 2007 & 2008 calendars.

This gallery contains images I captured in "My Backyard" the California Delta.

Check out our New Children's Book "Animal ABCs" at: http://www.animalabcs.wkimages

For purchase or for usage rights contact: Bill Klipp, billklipp@wkimages.net
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Great Blue Heron sunset  86
Great Blue Heron sunset 86
Great Blue Heron  113
Great Blue Heron 113
Great Blue Heron  3
Great Blue Heron 3
Black-crowned Night Heron   40
Black-crowned Night Heron 40
Black-crowned Night Heron   41
Black-crowned Night Heron 41
Great Blue Heron  127
Great Blue Heron 127
Great Blue Heron  132
Great Blue Heron 132
Green Heron  1
Green Heron 1
Black-crowned Night Heron   43
Black-crowned Night Heron 43
Black-crowned Night Heron  20
Black-crowned Night Heron 20
Green Heron Chicks  2
Green Heron Chicks 2
Great Blue Heron catching crayfish v5
Great Blue Heron catching crayfish v5
Great Blue Heron sunset  84
Great Blue Heron sunset 84
Great Blue Heron composite  93
Great Blue Heron composite 93
Green Heron  27
Green Heron 27
Great Blue Heron catching crayfish  6
Great Blue Heron catching crayfish 6
Black-crowned Night Heron  21
Black-crowned Night Heron 21
Great Blue Heron sunset  89
Great Blue Heron sunset 89
Black-crowned Night Heron 18
Black-crowned Night Heron 18
Green Heron  22
Green Heron 22
Great Blue Heron  74
Great Blue Heron 74
Great Blue Heron sunset  92
Great Blue Heron sunset 92
Green Heron Chick  3
Green Heron Chick 3
Great Blue Heron  7
Great Blue Heron 7
Great Blue Heron  8
Great Blue Heron 8
Green Heron 4
Green Heron 4
Great Blue Heron  9
Great Blue Heron 9
Black-crowned Night Heron 12
Black-crowned Night Heron 12
Great Blue Heron Sunset 2
Great Blue Heron Sunset 2
Great Blue Heron  10
Great Blue Heron 10
Great Blue Heron  11
Great Blue Heron 11
Great Blue Heron  124
Great Blue Heron 124
Great Blue Heron  12
Great Blue Heron 12
Green Heron  5
Green Heron 5
Great Blue Heron  13
Great Blue Heron 13
Great Blue Heron  98
Great Blue Heron 98
Green Heron  25
Green Heron 25
Green Heron  34
Green Heron 34
Black-crowned Night Heron  24
Black-crowned Night Heron 24
Great Blue Heron with crayfish  52
Great Blue Heron with crayfish 52
Great Blue Heron  -- composite  46
Great Blue Heron -- composite 46
Great Blue Heron sunset  91
Great Blue Heron sunset 91
Great Blue Heron  56
Great Blue Heron 56
Black-crowned Night Heron  8
Black-crowned Night Heron 8
Great Blue Heron  134
Great Blue Heron 134
Great Blue Heron  104
Great Blue Heron 104
Great Blue Heron  135
Great Blue Heron 135
Great Blue Heron  136
Great Blue Heron 136
Black-crowned Night Heron  9
Black-crowned Night Heron 9
Great Blue Heron  14
Great Blue Heron 14
Great Blue Heron  15
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Great Blue Heron  16
Great Blue Heron 16
Green Heron 6
Green Heron 6
Green Heron  23
Green Heron 23
Green Heron  17
Green Heron 17
Great Blue Heron  100
Great Blue Heron 100
Great Blue Heron  99
Great Blue Heron 99
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Black-crowned Night Heron 2
Green Heron Chicks  7
Green Heron Chicks 7
Great Blue Heron  17
Great Blue Heron 17
Great Blue Heron  18
Great Blue Heron 18
Great Blue Heron (Composite)  1
Great Blue Heron (Composite) 1
Great Blue Heron sunset  80
Great Blue Heron sunset 80
Great Blue Heron  19
Great Blue Heron 19
Great Blue Heron  20
Great Blue Heron 20
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Great Blue Heron 21
Great Blue Heron Sunset  22
Great Blue Heron Sunset 22
Green Heron  9
Green Heron 9
Great Blue Heron  29
Great Blue Heron 29
Great Blue Heron   23
Great Blue Heron 23
Great Blue Heron Sunset  24
Great Blue Heron Sunset 24
Great Blue Heron Sunset  25
Great Blue Heron Sunset 25
Great Blue Heron Sunset  8
Great Blue Heron Sunset 8
Green Heron  8
Green Heron 8
Great Blue Heron  27
Great Blue Heron 27
Great Blue Heron Sunset  28
Great Blue Heron Sunset 28
Great Blue Heron  30
Great Blue Heron 30
Great Blue Heron  31
Great Blue Heron 31
Great Blue Heron  32
Great Blue Heron 32
Great Blue Heron & Snowy Egret  33
Great Blue Heron & Snowy Egret 33
Black-crowned Night Heron  25
Black-crowned Night Heron 25
Green Heron  26
Green Heron 26
Great Blue Heron  34
Great Blue Heron 34
Great Blue Heron  35
Great Blue Heron 35
Great Blue Heron  36
Great Blue Heron 36
Black-crowned Night Heron  3
Black-crowned Night Heron 3
Great Blue Heron  37
Great Blue Heron 37
Black-crowned Night Heron  5
Black-crowned Night Heron 5
Great Blue Heron  38
Great Blue Heron 38
Great Blue Heron  39
Great Blue Heron 39
Green Heron  38
Green Heron 38
Green Heron  42
Green Heron 42
Green Heron  47
Green Heron 47
Great Blue Heron  40
Great Blue Heron 40
Great Blue Heron Sunset  10
Great Blue Heron Sunset 10
Great Blue Heron  42
Great Blue Heron 42
Black-crowned Night Heron  4
Black-crowned Night Heron 4
Great Blue Heron  69
Great Blue Heron 69
Great Blue Herons & Great Egret   43
Great Blue Herons & Great Egret 43
Great Blue Herons  44
Great Blue Herons 44
Great Blue Heron & Great Egret   45
Great Blue Heron & Great Egret 45
Great Blue Heron Sunset  47
Great Blue Heron Sunset 47
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Black-crowned Night Heron 1
Great Blue Heron  48
Great Blue Heron 48
Great Blue Heron  49
Great Blue Heron 49
Black-crowned Night Heron  11
Black-crowned Night Heron 11
Great Blue Heron with catfish 50
Great Blue Heron with catfish 50
Great Blue Heron with catfish  51
Great Blue Heron with catfish 51
Great Blue Heron  53
Great Blue Heron 53
Great Blue Heron  54
Great Blue Heron 54
Green Heron  10
Green Heron 10
Black-crowned Night Heron  6
Black-crowned Night Heron 6
Black-crowned Night Heron  7
Black-crowned Night Heron 7
Green Heron  18
Green Heron 18
Great Blue Heron sunset  87
Great Blue Heron sunset 87
Great Blue Heron sunset  83
Great Blue Heron sunset 83
Great Blue Heron landing  55
Great Blue Heron landing 55
Juvenile Green Heron  11
Juvenile Green Heron 11
Green Heron   12
Green Heron 12
Great Blue Heron  57
Great Blue Heron 57
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Great Blue Heron 58
Great Blue Heron  59
Great Blue Heron 59
Green Heron  13
Green Heron 13
Green Heron  14
Green Heron 14
Black-crowned Night Heron  10
Black-crowned Night Heron 10
Great Blue Heron  60
Great Blue Heron 60
Great Blue Heron  61
Great Blue Heron 61
Great Blue Heron  62
Great Blue Heron 62
Great Blue Heron  63
Great Blue Heron 63
Black-crowned Night Heron  13
Black-crowned Night Heron 13
Black-crowned Night Heron  14
Black-crowned Night Heron 14
Black-crowned Night Heron  15
Black-crowned Night Heron 15
Black-crowned Night Heron  16
Black-crowned Night Heron 16
Great Blue Heron  64
Great Blue Heron 64
Great Blue Heron  65
Great Blue Heron 65
Great Blue Heron  66
Great Blue Heron 66
Great Blue Heron  67
Great Blue Heron 67
Great Blue Heron  68
Great Blue Heron 68
Green Heron  15
Green Heron 15
Black-crowned Night Heron  17
Black-crowned Night Heron 17
Great Blue Heron  70
Great Blue Heron 70
Great Blue Heron 71
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Great Blue Heron 76
Great Blue Heron sunset  77
Great Blue Heron sunset 77
Great Blue Heron  78
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Great Blue Heron 79
Great Blue Heron sunset  81
Great Blue Heron sunset 81
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Great Blue Heron sunset 82
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Great Blue Heron sunset 85
Green Heron  16
Green Heron 16
Green Heron  19
Green Heron 19
Green Heron  20
Green Heron 20
Green Heron  21
Green Heron 21
Great Blue Heron sunset  88
Great Blue Heron sunset 88
Great Blue Heron sunset  90
Great Blue Heron sunset 90
Black-crowned Night Heron  23
Black-crowned Night Heron 23
Great Blue Heron  94
Great Blue Heron 94
Great Blue Heron  95
Great Blue Heron 95
Great Blue Heron  96
Great Blue Heron 96
Black-crowned Night Heron  19
Black-crowned Night Heron 19
Great Blue Heron  97
Great Blue Heron 97
Great Blue Heron  101
Great Blue Heron 101
Great Blue Heron composite  102
Great Blue Heron composite 102
Green Heron  24
Green Heron 24
Black-crowned Night Heron  22
Black-crowned Night Heron 22
Green Heron  28
Green Heron 28
Green Heron  29
Green Heron 29
Great Blue Heron  103
Great Blue Heron 103
Great Blue Heron  105
Great Blue Heron 105
Great Blue Heron  106
Great Blue Heron 106
Great Blue Heron  107
Great Blue Heron 107
Black-crowned Night Heron  26
Black-crowned Night Heron 26
Black-crowned Night Heron  27
Black-crowned Night Heron 27
Black-crowned Night Heron  28
Black-crowned Night Heron 28
Black-crowned Night Heron  29
Black-crowned Night Heron 29
Black-crowned Night Heron  30
Black-crowned Night Heron 30
Black-crowned Night Heron  31
Black-crowned Night Heron 31
Black-crowned Night Heron  32
Black-crowned Night Heron 32
Black-crowned Night Heron  33
Black-crowned Night Heron 33
Black-crowned Night Heron  35
Black-crowned Night Heron 35
Black-crowned Night Heron  36
Black-crowned Night Heron 36
Black-crowned Night Heron  37
Black-crowned Night Heron 37
Black-crowned Night Heron  38
Black-crowned Night Heron 38
Great Blue Heron  108
Great Blue Heron 108
Great Blue Heron  109
Great Blue Heron 109
Great Blue Heron  110
Great Blue Heron 110
Green Heron   52
Green Heron 52
Green Heron   50
Green Heron 50
Green Heron   49
Green Heron 49
Green Heron  57
Green Heron 57
Great Blue Heron  111
Great Blue Heron 111
Great Blue Heron  112
Great Blue Heron 112
Great Blue Heron  114
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Great Blue Heron 117
Great Blue Heron  118
Great Blue Heron 118
Green Heron  46
Green Heron 46
Green Heron  45
Green Heron 45
Green Heron  31
Green Heron 31
Great Blue Heron  119
Great Blue Heron 119
Great Blue Heron  120
Great Blue Heron 120
Great Blue Heron  121
Great Blue Heron 121
Great Blue Heron  122
Great Blue Heron 122
Great Blue Heron  123
Great Blue Heron 123
Great Blue Heron  125
Great Blue Heron 125
Green Heron  41
Green Heron 41
Great Blue Heron  126
Great Blue Heron 126
Great Blue Heron  128
Great Blue Heron 128
Great Blue Heron  129
Great Blue Heron 129
Great Blue Heron  130
Great Blue Heron 130
Great Blue Heron  131
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Great Blue Heron  133
Great Blue Heron 133
Great Blue Heron  137
Great Blue Heron 137
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Great Blue Heron  139
Great Blue Heron 139
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Great Blue Heron 141
Green Heron  32
Green Heron 32
Green Heron  37
Green Heron 37
Great Blue Heron  142
Great Blue Heron 142
Great Blue Heron  14
Great Blue Heron 14
Great Blue Heron  145
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Great Blue Heron  150
Great Blue Heron 150
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Great Blue Heron  152
Great Blue Heron 152
Green Heron  35
Green Heron 35
Great Blue Heron  153
Great Blue Heron 153
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Great Blue Heron  160
Great Blue Heron 160
Green Heron  30
Green Heron 30
Green Heron  33
Green Heron 33
Green Heron  36
Green Heron 36
Green Heron  39
Green Heron 39
Green Heron  40
Green Heron 40
Green Heron  43
Green Heron 43
Green Heron  44
Green Heron 44
Great Blue Heron  161
Great Blue Heron 161
Great Blue Heron  4
Great Blue Heron 4
Green Heron   48
Green Heron 48
Green Heron  51
Green Heron 51
Green Heron   53
Green Heron 53
Green Heron   54
Green Heron 54
Green Heron   55
Green Heron 55
Green Heron  56
Green Heron 56
Great Blue Heron  161
Great Blue Heron 161
Great Blue Heron with Crawfish  162
Great Blue Heron with Crawfish 162
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 163
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 163
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 165
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 165
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 166
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 166
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 168
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 168
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 169
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 169
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 170
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 170
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 171
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 171
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 172
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 172
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 173
Great Blue Heron with Catfish 173
Great Blue Heron with Bass 174
Great Blue Heron with Bass 174
Great Blue Heron with Bass 175
Great Blue Heron with Bass 175
Great Blue Heron with Bass 176
Great Blue Heron with Bass 176
Great Blue Heron with Bass 177
Great Blue Heron with Bass 177
Great Blue Heron  178
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Great Blue Heron  195
Great Blue Heron 195
Great Blue Heron  196
Great Blue Heron 196
Great Blue Heron & Great Egret   197
Great Blue Heron & Great Egret 197
Green Heron Chick  57
Green Heron Chick 57
Green Heron   58
Green Heron 58
Green Heron  59
Green Heron 59
Black-crowned Night Heron  39
Black-crowned Night Heron 39
Black-crowned Night Heron  42
Black-crowned Night Heron 42
Black-crowned Night Heron  44
Black-crowned Night Heron 44
Great Blue Heron  198
Great Blue Heron 198
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Great Blue Heron 202
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