Category Archives: Birds

Raptors & John Muir

26 Jul Filed under Birds, Fauna, Flora, Landscapes, Nature. 1 Comment.

Last evening while a good friend and I were in the John Muir National Historic Site for a glimpse of the full moon rising over Mt. Diablo, we met up with a Park Ranger who was going to lead a moonlight walk in the hills … Read More →

Little Birds

14 Jun Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. 2 Comments.

I took a short, hot hike in a new-to-me part of Mt. Diablo State Park called Macedo Ranch. It was near mid-day, a terrible time to take photographs, but I wanted to see if some changes I had made to my camera would allow me … Read More →

Bald Eagles, Calaveras Reservoir

6 Jun Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. 1 Comment.

I was on a gorgeous bike ride Saturday from Sunol to the Calaveras Reservoir and back when I passed a man with a spotting scope. I took a look in the direction it was pointed and saw what appeared to be a Bald Eagle atop … Read More →

Sparrow

11 Apr Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature, Sea Ranch. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM, 1/400 @ f/11 A White Crowned Sparrow (Zonotricha leucophrys) seen during a morning walk at The Sea Ranch.

Hmmmmmm

18 Mar Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

JCK_100317_0298 uploaded by admin. Canon EOS 5D Mark II+EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM – f/2.8@1/500 Hummingbirds are really a challenge. I’m going to try to be up to it.

To Infinity and beyond

15 Jan Filed under Birds, Botanical Dreaming, Citiscapes. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM, 1/60@f/8

Geese

14 Jan Filed under Birds, Citiscapes. No comments.

Canon PowerShot S3 IS + 6.0-72.0 mm, 1/800@f/3.5 There is a large gaggle of Canada Geese that make the long migration from AT&T to Chevron (nearly a half mile) several times a day. They stop and rest as it’s such a long journey. When they … Read More →

LBJ: Junco

11 Jan Filed under Birds, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 80-400mm, 1/400 @ f/5.6 A docent once identified a bird for me as an “LBJ”. When I asked, she said that meant “little brown job”. This LBJ is actually grey & black and is a Junco to the best … Read More →

Hawk in flight

10 Jan Filed under Birds. 1 Comment.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 80-400mm, 1/400 @ f/8 Catching a hawk (or any bird for that matter) in flight is something that takes practice. This isn’t a fabulous capture but it represents progress for me.

Red Shouldered Hawk

9 Jan Filed under Birds, Citiscapes, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + 80-400mm, 1/320 @ f/8 Driving into Sebastopol today I noted this hawk atop a monument in the cemetery across from my daughter’s apartment building. It seemed worth a try and the bird was obliging. I think it’s a red … Read More →

Tundra Swans

9 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/1250 @ f/5.6

Sandhill Crane in flight

7 Dec Filed under Birds, Fauna, Nature. No comments.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II + EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x, 1/800 @ f/8 Taken on Woodbridge road near the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve (aka the Isenberg Sandhill Crane Preserve).