My first Gray Hairstreak of the season. Marshall, CA #butterflies
Always a treat when you get to see as well as hear the beautiful Yellow-breasted Chat. Only the second one I have seen here at Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA. #birds
The no-spots, Spotted Sandpiper hunting invertebrates. Should be molting into breeding plumage (=spots) soon. Marshall, CA #shorebirds #birds
A flock of migrating Bonaparte's Gulls that came in for a rest and drink at Point Reyes National Seashore today. #bird
Roosting Great Horned Owl, Drake's Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, CA #birds
Orange-crowned Warbler in the willows #birds
A beautiful Gray Fox sitting in our driveway. Cypress Grove, Marshall, CA #wildlife
Wrentit singing its evening song, Marshall, CA #birds
Warning – a disturbing picture. Take care of your fishing gear! It can kill wildlife. A Double-crested Cormorant that got its head stuck in a crab trap and then got tangled in a tree with deadly results. Marshall, Tomales Bay, CA.
Congratulations to Drs Jeffery L Larkin & Nils Warnock for winning AOS 2026 Ralph W Schreiber Conservation Awards for conservation-related contributions to ornithology.
https://americanornithology.org/aos-announces-2026-award-winners-for-research-service-conservation-publication/
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