California Wildlife

                                      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 ...

                                     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 ...

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...

Cedar Waxwings CCCounty East                          CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE JUNE 2026               Sharing a few more Swainson hawk photographs taken recently near the California Delta in Eastern Contra Costa County. I am also sharing one of the adult swains nesting near me. It is interesting, as they move into areas shared by other raptors and birds. Almost Every evening, I watch white tailed kites and swains chase each other as their nest sites are close together. Sometimes ravens and red shoulder hawks enter the fray… More recent photographs of the wildlife in our area, including a back yard buddy, more song dogs and some other species not viewed on this site for a while. More information in the text below the photos.   Swainson hawk adult Eastern CC County Delta  Srub Jay "back yard buddy" a...