Black-necked Stilt in Heron's Head Park, San Francisco on December 1, 2025. Only Flamingos have longer legs relative to body size. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

The aptly named Gray Catbird makes a cat-like "mewing" call. Photographed in the Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 29, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

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Sanderling, Dunlin, Snowy Plover and Least Sandpiper,at Abbott's Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore on November 18, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Northern Flicker at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 12, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

White Crowned Sparrow at Crissy Lagoon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 11, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Greater white-fronted Goose at Crissy Field, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 11, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Brown Pelican at Crissy Lagoon, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 11, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Great Blue Heron at Quartermaster Reach, San Francisco on November 6, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Sora at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California on November 7, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Rusty Blackbird at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on November 10th, 2025. First sighting in the City of San Francisco. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Red-breasted Sapsucker at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on October 29, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Great Horned Owl at El Polin Springs, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on October 28, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Male Brewer's Blackbird at Crissy Field in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on October 24, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Chestnut-back Chickadee at Lake Merced, San Francisco on October 20, 2025. This acrobatic bird lines its nest with fur and animal hair to keep its eggs warm. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Lesser Goldfinch at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on October 15, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Long-billed Curlew at Crissy Field, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on October 13, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Western Bluebird at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on October 12, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper at Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, Alameda, California on October 27, 2025. This bird from the Eastern Hemisphere is a rare visitor in California. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Blue-headed Vireo on Strawberry Hill, Blue Heron Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on October 8, 2025. Rarely seen in San Francisco. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Clark's Grebe at Heron's Head Park, San Francisco on October 5, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Rarely spotted in San Francisco, a Great Crested Flycatcher stayed at Fort Mason, GGNRA, for the first week of October. Photographed on October 3, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Snowy Egret at Crissy Lagoon, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on September 26, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Monarch Butterfly on Cosmos in the Fort Mason Community Garden in San Francisco on September 25, 2025.

Dark-eyed Junco at Fort Mason, San Francisco on September 14, 2025. This cute little sparrow is often found in backyards. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Male and female Bushtit at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on September 16, 2025. Female Bushtits have yellow eyes, males have brown eyes. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California, on September 5, 2025. There were four fishing at the east edge of the first pond. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Pied-billed Grebe at North Lake, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on September 10, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Young Clark's Grebe at Lake Merced, San Francisco on September 9, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Female Belted Kingfisher at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on September 9, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Western Tanager at Fort Mason, San Francisco on September 2, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Young Western Bluebird at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 31, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California, on September 5, 2025. There were four fishing at the east edge of the first pond. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California, on September 5, 2025. There were four fishing at the east edge of the first pond. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern at Las Gallinas, Marin County, on September 5, 2025. There were four fishing at the east edge of the first pond. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern at Las Gallinas, Marin County, on September 5, 2025. There were four fishing at the east edge of the first pond. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Bittern fishing at Las Gallinas, Marin County, on September 5, 2025. This rare species is hard to find, let alone video in action. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Male Anna's Hummingbird displaying at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 22, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Young male Western Bluebird at Fort Mason, San Francisco on August 21, 2025 #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

One of the many highlights on a pelagic birding trip with Alvaro's Adventures were these Pacific White-Sided Dolphins in the Pacific Ocean west of the Farallon Islands on August 30, 2025.

Western Kingbird at Fort Mason, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 20, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Long-billed Curlew eating Mud Shrimp (2 of them) in Crissy Lagoon, San Francisco on August 20, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Male Blue-Eyed Darner at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 21, 2025. A common dragonfly native to Western and Central North America, this species is a fast flyer that preys on soft-bodied insects.

American White Pelican at Crissy Lagoon, Presidio, San Francisco on August 14, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Snowy Egret at Crissy Lagoon, Presidio, San Francisco on August 14, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Least Sandpiper at Crissy Lagoon, Presidio, San Francisco on August 15, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Elegant Terns (chick and parent) taken at Crissy Lagoon, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 18, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

Young Black Phoebe at Fort Mason, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 7, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

California Towhee at Fort Mason, Presidio, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco on August 1, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding

California Quail at Las Gallinas, Marin County, California on July 30, 2025. #birds #birding #ilovebirding #bird #naturephotography #aves #birdphotography #birdsofbluesky #birdwatching #nature #ilovebirding