A willet is getting ready to land at the inlet ✔️

A female hooded merganser searching for the best spot to dive for some food ✔️

A mute swan flying by my location ✔️

A barn swallow surfing in the strong wind at the lake ✔️

A wet Black Phoebe is taking off while it's drizzling

A black phoebe with its catch

A female Anna's hummingbird going for some nectar ✔️

An acorn woodpecker going about its business ✔️

A mute swan is napping on the nest while brooding. ✔️

Mute swans lay from 4 to 10 eggs. The female broods for around 36 days, with cygnets normally hatching between the months of May and July.

A Say's Phoebe on the highest point in the local marsh ✔️✔︎

A white-tailed kite hovering in search of food ✔️

A Forster's Tern taking a turn to start another hunting run at the pond

A white-crowned sparrow munching on blossoms. ✔️

A juvenile double-crested cormorant in flight at the inlet ✔️

An acron woodpecker is moving an acorn to a better suited hole. ✔️

Acorn woodpeckers collect acorns and find a hole that is just the right size for the acorn. As acorns dry out, they are moved to smaller holes. Granary maintenance requires a significant amount of the bird's time, so they are an important back-up food resource. If available, woodpeckers primarily feed on insects, sap, and fruit.

A female mallard soaring over the pond

A Canada Goose rushing by the local creek ✔️ ✔︎

A Canada Goose taking off from the local inlet ✔️

A mute swan touching down at the lake ✔️

A common goldeneye rushing across the local pond ✔️

A Northern Harrier patrolling its territory ✔️

A white-crowned sparrow perched in a field ✔️

A Canada goose letting everyone know that it is coming...

A Greater Yellowlegs hunting for some crab ✔️

A Greater Yellowlegs on its final approach to land at the inlet ✔️

A great egret calling

A double-crested cormorant rushing by Fort Mason in San Francisco ✔️ ✔︎

A juvenile Mute Swan accelerating during practice runs at the local pond

A Caspian Tern banking to start its landing approach

A green-winged teal couple rushing by to get to a watery landing place ✔️

A green heron showing off its orange throat ✔️

Ruby-crowned kinglet at the local park ✔️

Two male Hooded Mergansers at the local lake. ✔️

A female Anna's Hummingbird is ready to go in for a sip ✔️

A Black Phoebe on a Scottish Broom looking out for some insects ✔️

A Mute Swan is rushing across the pond at Las Gallinas ✔️

It's that time of the year - Mama Mallard with 6 offspring, which are less than a week old. ✔️

A Western Meadowlark sitting in a bush during a cold morning ✔️

Two Greater Yellowlegs swooping down to land on the creek ✔️

When a gull keeps flying straight at you and you only have a 400mm prime lens, just switch your mind to BIF (Birds in Flight) portraits rather than berating yourself for not bringing a zoom...

A ring-billed gull at the inlet is a perfect bird to practice taking BIF images. ✔️

A male mallard after a successful morning takeoff

A coyote in full run across a field at the local pond. ✔️

A male Brown Pelican flying by me at Fort Mason on his way to the Golden Gate

A coyote is pouncing at the local pond. I don't know what it was chasing, but I did not see any catch. ✔️

A juvenile double-crested cormorant tosses its food to get it into the right position. ✔️

One could tell how inexperienced it was - it kept loosing its fish when tossing it, but was very quick in getting it again. Lots of practice still needed to make it an experienced hunter.

An Allen's Hummingbird on a waterfall in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco

4 Cinnamon Teals watching a swan building a nest. ✔️

A Great-tailed Grackle is perched on a lookout

A female house finch singing at the Corte Madera Marsch State Park ✔️

A black phoebe scanning for insects ✔️