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Delta Wildlife

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.

For purchase or usage rights contact: Bill Klipp, billklipp@wkimages.net
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Red-eared Slider Turtle 2
Red-eared Slider Turtle 2		 Western Pond Turtles 29
Western Pond Turtles 29		 Dragonfly 3
Dragonfly 3		 Garter Snake 1
Garter Snake 1		 Red-eared Slider Turtle 4
Red-eared Slider Turtle 4
Cattails, Discovery Bay Ca.
Cattails, Discovery Bay Ca.		 Red-eared Slider Turtle 1
Red-eared Slider Turtle 1		 Turtles, Marsh Creek 2, Mt. Diablo
Turtles, Marsh Creek 2, Mt. Diablo		 Bee & Ladybug on Calandrinia 1
Bee & Ladybug on Calandrinia 1		 Hyacinth at Sunset 1
Hyacinth at Sunset 1
Western Pond Turtles 1
Western Pond Turtles 1		 Western Pond Turtles 2
Western Pond Turtles 2		 Sunflowers 1
Sunflowers 1		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 1
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 1		 Dragonfly 5
Dragonfly 5
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 4
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 4		 American Bullfrog 1
American Bullfrog 1		 Dragonfly 12
Dragonfly 12		 Dragonfly 10
Dragonfly 10		 American Bullfrog 7
American Bullfrog 7
Northern Pacific Treefrog 3
Northern Pacific Treefrog 3		 Western Pond Turtles 3
Western Pond Turtles 3		 Blue Dasher Dragonfly 6
Blue Dasher Dragonfly 6		 Yellow Flower 1
Yellow Flower 1		 Dragonfly 4
Dragonfly 4
Garter Snake 2
Garter Snake 2		 Tule Reflections 1
Tule Reflections 1		 Indian Slough 2
Indian Slough 2		 Crayfish 1
Crayfish 1		 Western Pond Turtles 4
Western Pond Turtles 4
Western Pond Turtles 5
Western Pond Turtles 5		 Water Hyacinth 1
Water Hyacinth 1		 Water Hyacinth 2
Water Hyacinth 2		 Western Pond Turtles 6
Western Pond Turtles 6		 Western Pond Turtles 7
Western Pond Turtles 7
Western Pond Turtles 10
Western Pond Turtles 10		 Bee on Lavender 2
Bee on Lavender 2		 Bee on Poppy 1
Bee on Poppy 1		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 9
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 9		 Lady Bug on Calandrinia 3
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 3
Western Pond Turtles 11
Western Pond Turtles 11		 Flowers 2
Flowers 2		 Sunflowers 2
Sunflowers 2		 Lilies 1
Lilies 1		 Red-eared Slider Turtle 3
Red-eared Slider Turtle 3
Red-eared Slider Turtle 5
Red-eared Slider Turtle 5		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 2
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 2		 Western Pond Turtle 42
Western Pond Turtle 42		 Lady Bug on Calandrinia 1
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 1		 Northern Pacific Treefrog 2
Northern Pacific Treefrog 2
American Bullfrog 4
American Bullfrog 4		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 8
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 8		 Flower with Bee 3
Flower with Bee 3		 Western Pond Turtles 12
Western Pond Turtles 12		 Garter Snake 4
Garter Snake 4
Full Moon 2018 1
Full Moon 2018 1		 Western Pond Turtles 13
Western Pond Turtles 13		 Western Pond Turtles 14
Western Pond Turtles 14		 Western Pond Turtles 15
Western Pond Turtles 15		 Western Pond Turtles 16
Western Pond Turtles 16
Full Moon 2018 2
Full Moon 2018 2		 Western Pond Turtle 17
Western Pond Turtle 17		 Western Pond Turtles 18
Western Pond Turtles 18		 Western Pond Turtles 19
Western Pond Turtles 19		 Western Pond Turtles 21
Western Pond Turtles 21
Western Pond Turtles 22
Western Pond Turtles 22		 Western Pond Turtles 23
Western Pond Turtles 23		 Western Pond Turtles 24
Western Pond Turtles 24		 Western Pond Turtles 25
Western Pond Turtles 25		 Garter Snake 5
Garter Snake 5
Fresh Bait 1
Fresh Bait 1		 Western Pond Turtles 26
Western Pond Turtles 26		 Western Pond Turtles 27
Western Pond Turtles 27		 Western Pond Turtles 28
Western Pond Turtles 28		 Redwood Trees, Humboldt County 1
Redwood Trees, Humboldt County 1
Dragonfly 1
Dragonfly 1		 Sunflowers 3
Sunflowers 3		 Dragonfly 2
Dragonfly 2		 Turtle, Marsh Creek 1
Turtle, Marsh Creek 1		 Western Pond Turtles 8
Western Pond Turtles 8
Western Pond Turtles 9
Western Pond Turtles 9		 Full Moon 2019 1
Full Moon 2019 1		 Western Pond Turtles 30
Western Pond Turtles 30		 Western Pond Turtles 31
Western Pond Turtles 31		 Western Pond Turtles 32
Western Pond Turtles 32
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 4
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 4		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 3
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 3		 Bee on Flower 2
Bee on Flower 2		 Western Pond Turtles 33
Western Pond Turtles 33		 Dragonfly 4
Dragonfly 4
Blue Dasher Dragonfly 7
Blue Dasher Dragonfly 7		 Western Pond Turtles 34
Western Pond Turtles 34		 Western Pond Turtles 35
Western Pond Turtles 35		 Western Pond Turtles 36
Western Pond Turtles 36		 Western Pond Turtles 37
Western Pond Turtles 37
Western Pond Turtles 38
Western Pond Turtles 38		 Western Pond Turtles 39
Western Pond Turtles 39		 Western Pond Turtles 40
Western Pond Turtles 40		 Flowers 3
Flowers 3		 Calandrinia 1
Calandrinia 1
Echeveria 1
Echeveria 1		 Gazania 1
Gazania 1		 Lavender 1
Lavender 1		 Western Pond Turtle 41
Western Pond Turtle 41		 American Bullfrog 2
American Bullfrog 2
Matilija Poppy / Fried Egg Plant 1
Matilija Poppy / Fried Egg Plant 1		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 5
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 5		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 6
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 6		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 7
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 7		 Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 10
Alfalfa Caterpillar Butterfly 10
Bee on Flower 1
Bee on Flower 1		 Bee on Flower 3
Bee on Flower 3		 Bee on Flower 4
Bee on Flower 4		 Bee on Flower 5
Bee on Flower 5		 Bee on Flower 6
Bee on Flower 6
Butterfly 3
Butterfly 3		 Butterfly 2
Butterfly 2		 Bee on Calandrinia 2
Bee on Calandrinia 2		 Bee on Calandrinia 3
Bee on Calandrinia 3		 American Bullfrog 3
American Bullfrog 3
American Bullfrog 6
American Bullfrog 6		 Red-eared Slider Turtle 3
Red-eared Slider Turtle 3		 Bee on Geranium 1
Bee on Geranium 1		 Bee on Lavender 1
Bee on Lavender 1		 Bee on Lavender 3
Bee on Lavender 3
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 2
Lady Bug on Calandrinia 2		 American Bullfrog 5
American Bullfrog 5		 Northern Pacific Treefrog 1
Northern Pacific Treefrog 1		 Western Pond Turtles 48
Western Pond Turtles 48		 Western Pond Turtles 42
Western Pond Turtles 42
Western Pond Turtles 43
Western Pond Turtles 43		 Western Pond Turtles 44
Western Pond Turtles 44		 Western Pond Turtles 45
Western Pond Turtles 45		 Western Pond Turtles 46
Western Pond Turtles 46		 Western Pond Turtles 47
Western Pond Turtles 47
Dragonfly 8
Dragonfly 8		 Dragonfly 9
Dragonfly 9		 Dragonfly 11
Dragonfly 11		 Dragonfly 13
Dragonfly 13		 Western Pond Turtles 49
Western Pond Turtles 49
Western Pond Turtles 50
Western Pond Turtles 50		 Western Pond Turtles 51
Western Pond Turtles 51		 Western Pond Turtles 52
Western Pond Turtles 52		 Western Pond Turtles 53
Western Pond Turtles 53
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