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  Monarch butterfly stopped in Oakley on its way South                                CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE NOVEMBER 2026 Hope all is well, I am back with recently photographed wildlife in our Bay Area. I am looking forward to the predictions of a rather large El Nino winter. Not in respect to possible local flooding, but rather the possible distribution of winter time migrating wildlife, creating in some cases, rarely viewed wildlife spread out in interesting and unexpected areas.   I did miss some of the Blacktail rut this year, however, in one cloudy day up around Del Valle I “flagged traffic”, so three tarantulas could cross the roadways safely within the park. (Photographed one) A few new raptors in this group, and some species I haven’t seen in a while. Anna's hummingbird Oakley, as I say "understands plumbing" Great Egret in Marsh Creek Eastern CC County White-faced Ibis California Delta...
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                                       CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE OCTOBER 2026 Due to a family emergency, I have not been unable to provide recent wildlife photos indiginenous to our area. I am posting some of my favorite pictures from the past... All from our area. I hope to be active again soon. Thanks, Dave White tail Kite Gopher  Bobcat LV Golden Eagle Delta Rough Legged Hawk  Burrowing owls Brentwood Winter Coyote LV River otter- Large mouth bass Sacramento Valley red fox- my belief Long tailed weasel Mink Mama showing off Bald eagle youngster Ferruginous hawk
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                                      CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE SEPTEMBER 2026 Changing seasons, and changing locations heading up into the foothills of Alameda County and Marsh Creek areas. Including a couple of re-edited past looks, one outside of California from Colorado to add some color. Most from our area, and recent. See individual text for additional information.  Oak titmouse Alameda foothills near Del Valle recent White breasted nuthatch Alameda foothills recent White tail kite adult  Oakley CA recent Acorn woodpecker Alameda foothills recent Older re-edited look from a shoot in early 2025, one of my favorite collection of Harriers. Feb 2005 Black tail fawn, spots are gone as the young deer grows. Rut season near. Recent Back lit coyote near Marsh Creek Rd. Recent Rut approaching, spotted this 3X3or4 lurking by a dry steam Alameda foothills. Recent White chested nuthatch after a ...
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                                     CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE AUGUST 2026 Hope all is well, updating wildlife photographs taken in our Bay Area. Some of these are more recent viewing of the white-tailed kites in Eastern Cc County, others from the Alameda foothills and San Joaquin Delta. Additional information in the text below the photos. I have been fortunate enough to view local white tail kites for over twenty years. The cover photograph was taken in June of 2021, and is the only older photograph in this group. Thanks for the interest!     Anna's hummingbird Eastern CC County Devil eyes' white tail youngster Eastern CC County  Turkey Vulture @ Del Valle reservoir  White tail parent "come get some' to the youngster  Great Blue heron near Seven mile slough in the Delta White song dog' Coyote near Marsh Creek  Young Black tail fawn Alameda foothills  White tail ...
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Young White tailed kite looking out toward the Delta where parents will bring back food... Oakley CA                              CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE JULY 2026               Happy beginning of July! Hope all is well. Sharing wildlife photographs from late spring, early summer in our local area. This has been an interesting season. A pair of Swainson hawks nested behind our place, close by. Then, not long after, a pair of white tail kites also nested a bit farther back in some pine trees. As neighbors, the two species have some issues with each other over territorial rights. The swains were much closer to our house and each evening they circled in the sky. The Kites were located farther South, however reacted many times upon the sightings of Swains in this shared area. White tail kites are very aggressive, though smaller in size, they are relentless aga...
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