CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE MARCH 2026

         Continuing recent looks at wildlife in our Bay Area, as I looked closely at Kestrels last month, I am dialing in on red tail hawks this time around. The color variations with the redtail hawks can be interesting. From the Delta, to Southern and Eastern Contra Costa County. More info in the text of individual photographs. Weather warming, decent rainfall, spring coming!

Mostly snow geese, a few White fronted geese, Eastern CC County Delta...

Western Coyote near Byron Eastern CC County...

Red tailed hawk Eastern CCCounty

Another portrait from a different angle of last months bobcat, N/S Los Vaqueros property near Camino Diablo...

Dark morph red tailed hawk Southern CC County near Camino Tassajara

California Towhee, a pair this winter has been in the old growth Almond orchard near our home...

Another of the great horned owl taken last month, original pictue was of the back side, while the large owl turned to show the front side this time around. Taken in the California Delta...

Red tailed hawk in Southern CC County near Highland Rd. 

Large bobcat cruising along a fence line near North side Los Vaqueros... Lots of squirrels there.

Red tail hawk finishing off a squirrel breakfast, between Brentwood and Byron East CC County

The white song dog near Camino Diablo and Marsh Creek... Western Coyote

Backside view red tail hawk Eastern CC County... Thanks everyone for the interest...


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