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                     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" as youngster dries after a fountain bath Oakley

          

Western Coyote Camino Diablo - Marsh Creek area...

Anna's Hummingbird in Oakley 

Black Tail fawns CC County South Camino Tassajara area

Coopers Hawk female fly over in Oakley CA

Juvenile Swainson Hawk, one that provides a mystery I am looking into. This bird was within a large group of swains following agricultual equipment for voles / mice in Eastern CC County. Unusual for young birds to be here in spring...

Western King bird N/S Los Vaqueros reservoir property...

Bobcat Mines Rd. On a winter day I watched this cat hunt for a quite a while...

A raven, a Swainson hawk and a white tailed kite walked into a bar" No, just a Swain trying to get along in his new neighborhood... 

Western Coyote and cattle Eastern CC County...

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