Morgan Territory Park looking at Mt. Diablo

                                            CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE FEBRUARY 2025

      Diablo foothills from Morgan Territory to the Delta, a collection of recent wildlife photographs taken in Contra Costa County. Morgan Territory is a beautiful area to hike, and the middle of several other interesting parks including Mt. Diablo, Los Vaqueros and Round Valley.

Additional Information on locations and other info in the text beneath photos. All photos recent, and taken in Contra Costa County.

Happy Rain days ahead, and the reservoirs are good.


Western Blue Bird in Morgan Territory Park up near the top...

Bobcat near Morgan Territory Park, different look of same cat featured last month...

Great Horned Owl out on the Delta East of Knightsen...

Red Tailed hawk, this one down below in Eastern Contra Costa County...

Western Coyote @ Morgan Territory park. Rebel my pup and I encountered this on on the trail, in a head on meeting. Song dog veered up hill and went around us. I have been seeing more lately, perhaps coming back a bit from being rather scarce the last few years out on the plains... 

Eastern CC County near the California Delta...

River otter California Delta System near seven mile slough on a calm morning...

Western Meadowlark Eastern CC County out in the grasslands.

Tri Colored Black bird on the plains Eastern CC County. I have watched these birds for years, very social within their own species, though rare usually seen with hundreds of the same species sometimes inmixed with red winged or other black birds. Unlike red winged black birds, tri-colored when nesting mass in densley packed nesting concentrations that may run as high as thousands per acre. The red wingers stragegy is defending their territory when nesting... 

Western Coyote S/O Camino Diablo on Los Vaqueros Reservoir property

Marsh Creek Dam (Flood Control Basin) Mt Diablo backdrop. Down below in Brentwood / CC County Area. Prior to the storms...   Thanks everyone for the interest.

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