A Scrub Jay on my bird feeder. He chased away all the smaller birds. #birds #wildlife #photography #scrubjay. 🪶

Here's a House Finch I spotted in a tree by Almaden Lake this morning #birds #housefinch #wildlife #photography #almadenlake 🪶

Coyotes playing and snuggling near dusk. I regularly see one of these guys in Santa Teresa Park about an hour before sunset. Today, he brought along two friends. #wildlife #photography #coyote #santateresapark

By luck caught this photo of a coyote in mid-leap while hunting its prey. I see this guy frequently in Santa Teresa park and have many still shots of him, but this is the only "action" shot I have. #photography #coyote #santateresapark #wildlife

Just photos of more Cormorants today. One was sitting on a rock on the lake and two were in the trees. #birds #wildlife #photography #cormorant #hellyerpark 🪶

Here is one of several Black Phoebes I observed in Hellyer Park this morning. #birds #photography #wildlife #blackphoebe #hellyerpark 🪶

I went for a walk at Lake Cunningham on Sunday morning. Here is a Great Egret hopping around the marshy area near the lake, and some white Pelicans. I've never seen this many Pelicans in such a small space. How many do you see? #birds #greategret #whitepelican #photography #wildlife 🪶

Just before dusk took this photo of a doe running down a hill in Santa Teresa Park #deer #photography #santateresapark #wildlife #doe

Just some pigs I saw in Hellyer Park this morning #hellyerpark #photography #wildlife #pig

A White Pelican and a couple Cormorants on Almaden Lake. I don't often see Pelicans on this lake. I wish he had come a little closer.🪶 #birds #whitepelican #photography #wildlife #almadenlakeWHite

I saw this Green Heron on a log on Almaden Lake this morning. The birds love to pose for cameras. My ON1 Photo Raw software did a pretty good job cleaning up this noisy image shot on a cloudy morning at ISO 4500 with a DX sensor. #birds #wildlife #photography #greenheron #almadenlakereen 🪶

Saw a lot of Song Sparrows by Cottonwood Lake this morning. They don't sit still for long, but this one did for about 10 seconds so I could get the shot. #birds #photography #hellyerpark #wildlife #songsparrow 🪶

I went for a walk at Shoreline Park this morning and captured these images of a Snowy Egret, a Brown Pelican and a pair of White-tailed Kites. #birds #photography #wildlife #shorelinepark 🪶

Saw these two does and a fawn on Santa Teresa Golf Course last week. I'm seeing a lot more deer in the area the last couple of months. #deer #photography #wildlife #golfcourse

Here are a couple of Wood Ducks I saw on Cottonwood Lake today. I've seen the females before, but this is the first time I've seen the male - wow! That's the most beautiful duck I've ever seen. #birds #photography #woodduck #hellyerpark 🪶

Here are the birds from my morning walk in Hellyer Park - a couple of White-crowned sparrows, a Great Blue Heron that has caught a fish, and someone's escaped Budgie. #birds #wildlife #photography #greatblueheron #hellyerpark #budgie 🪶

I just returned from a trip through New England this week. Here's a photo of the Portland Head Light at Cape Elizabeth. There's probably a million photos of this view on the Internet. So, now there's a million and one. 😀 #lighthouse #photography #portlandheadlight

Western Bluebird and a Killdeer by Cottonwood Lake in Hellyer Park. #birds #westernbluebird #killdeer #wildlife #photography 🪶

Goose Fight! This is a little different than what I usually post. I've never seen geese flight so violently before on Cottonwood Lake in Hellyer County Park. #birds #hellyerpark #wildlife #canadagoose #video 🪶

I didn't see much wildlife when I visited Santa Teresa Park this morning...until I was driving out. Just as I was leaving the park I noticed this Red-shouldered hawk perched on a power line and captured the image out my car window. #birds #santateresapark #wildlife #photography 🪶

Great and Snowy Egrets seen at the Palo Alto Baylands earlier this week. All taken with my new Tamron 50-400mm lens. #birds #wildlife #snowyegret #greategret #photography 🪶

A White-breasted Nuthatch on a bench and a Great Blue Heron scratching. Taken by Cottonwood Lake in Hellyer County Park this morning. #birds #wildlife #photography #whitebreastednuthatch #greatblueheron 🪶

Gulf Fritillary butterfly I saw yesterday at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, TX #insects #butterflies #GulfFritillary #photography #wildlife #austin

This coyote was very wary of me watching him from within my car this morning. #wildlife #coyote #santateresapark #photography

On this morning's walk in Hellyer Park I encountered a Wood Duck and a Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron by the Lake.🪶 #birds #woodduck #blackcrownednightheron #photography #wildlife

When walking by Almaden Lake this morning I came upon an Oak Titmouse attempting to eat a rather large green caterpillar. That's a pretty big meal for such a small bird... #birds #almadenlake #wildlife #photography #caterpillar #photography. 🪶

Yesterday morning I saw this pair of Coyotes just off Bernal Road in Santa Teresa Park. #coyote #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

Doe and her Fawns taken near dusk in Santa Teresa County Park #deer #wildlife #photography #santateresacountypark #fawn #doe

For the last few weeks I've seen this young Great Horned Owl almost every night when I walk my dog #birds #wildlife #greathornedowl #photography #owl 🪶

Snowy Egrets on Almaden Lake #birds #wildlife #photography #snowyegret #almadenlake 🪶

Baby Coots are crazy looking compared to their very plain parents. Here's a pair I saw with their mama on Cottonwood lake this morning #birds #photography #wildlife #coot #hellyercountypark 🪶

Lesser Goldfinches (I think) by Almaden Lake #birds #almadenlakepark #lessergoldfinch #wildlife #photography 🪶

Today I saw my first Canada Geese goslings of the season swimming in Cottonwood Lake at Hellyer County Park. This is about 2 weeks earlier than last year. #birds #goslings #canadageese #wildlife #photography 🪶

Black-crowned Night Heron landing on a branch by Almaden Lake #birds #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #blackcrownednightheron #almadenlake 🪶

Just some Canada Geese landing on Cottonwood Lake yesterday #birds #photography #canadageese #hellyercountypark #wildlifephotography 🪶

Just a couple photos from yesterday of female and male Great-tailed Grackles at Almaden Lake Park #birds #wildlife #almadenlakepark #photography #wildlifephotography. 🪶

Husky Meets Coyote A friendly Husky escaped from its owner and wanted to play with a wild coyote yesterday. The coyote was having none of it, growling and showing its teeth. The owner and I kept calling the Husky and she eventually returned safely. #photography #wildlife #coyote #husky

Some Wild Turkeys in Santa Teresa Park this morning. It's the start of turkey mating season and the males are strutting with their tail feathers on display #photography #turkey #wildlife #santateresacountypark #wildlifephotography #birds 🪶

Saw many birds at Almaden Lake this morning: Turkey Vulture, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Anna's hummingbird, Great-tailed Grackle #birds #photography #wildlife #almadenlakepark #wildlifephotography. 🪶

On this morning's walk I saw this European Starling by Almaden Lake #birds #photography #wildlife #almadenlakepark #wildlifephotography #starlings

Just one minute of a coyote barking and yipping in Santa Teresa County Park. After not seeing any coyotes for most of the fall and winter, I've seen 5 over the last few days, including this one. Maybe because it's their mating season? #coyote #santateresascountypark #wildlife

Cormorants are cool. Just Cormorant pictures today. Some new and some old. #birds #photography #cormorant #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Great Blue Heron Flying with a Fish #birds #photography #wildlife #edlevincountypark #greatblueheron #wildlifephotography

Driving up Bernal Rd. in Santa Teresa Park this morning I saw this coyote running down the road. He veered off the road and headed up the Ohlone Trail, pausing for a few seconds so I could get this shot out my car window. 😀 ISO 10,000 and denoised so not so sharp... #coyote #photography #wildlife

White-crowned sparrow by Cottonwood Lake #birds #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #hellyercountypark

Squirrel with a nut on a post in Hellyer County Park. I try not to take too many photos of squirrels, but then this morning I see this and... #squirrels #photography #wildlife #hellyercountypark #wildlifephotography

I love sea otters. I took this photo back in July 2023 on a trip to Morro Bay, CA #photography #seaotter #wildlife #wildlifephotography #marinemammal #morrobay

Got to love the face of this large Sea Lion I captured in Moss Landing Harbor this morning. What is sad is the big guy next to him is entangled in a fishing net or something similar digging into his skin.

A couple years ago this young Great Horned Owl hung out on my deck and in my backyard for about a week before finally flying off. #birds #wildlife #greathornedowl #photography #wildlifephotography #owl

Turkey thinks it's a goose. This turkey hangs around with the geese at Cottonwood Lake. The only thing he doesn't do is go in the water with them. #photography #wildlife #birds #hellyercountypark #turkey #canadagoose. 🪶🦃