CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE OCTOBER 2025

  Cooler temperatures and rain coming, brings us to a season of change. Hope all is well, continuing with local wildlife photographs from our local areas of California. This time around brings  hummingbirds, update on the albino black tail fawn, raptors, and a meeting with a song dog puppy, and more..

All taken recently, additional info in the photo text.

Stellars Jay @ the Del Valle waters edge in Alameda county... Recent

Allens hummingbird Oakley CA ...Recent
Last of the young swainsons hawk, probably in South America by now in whaat is an incredible migration, can you imagine the flight down... Recent Eastern CC County

Young coyote pup I found along the trail. Eastern CC County. Recent photo

Annas hummingbird, we created an area where the action goes on nearly all day. Allens and Annas, they don't get along, its all a game of distracted driving... Recent

Blue heron over the California Delta, I know I show many of these... Recent

Recent visit to the Alameda foothills and another visit with this young fawn. Currently in a large group during the rut. She will have a tough life, but I've seen her mom watching over her and her sister. Recent

Alameda foothills came un on this kestrel, who has a small bird in her talons, perhaps a titmouse-guessing. Recent 

Gulf Frittary butterfly, waiting for hummingbirds, but a nice surprise... Recent

Anna on the move, one of the dominate amoung the group actually has buzzed in our face to say the feeder needs refill... Recent

Over the years I have lived near many white tailed kites, and shared their photos. These are all white tailed kites. They roost every year around this time showing up in the evenings. The most I have seen at once was 18, though many are flying sometimes with rodent in talons... Recent 

Red tail hawk in flight. Eastern CC County Recent times...

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