66/365 Our Best Side

This group of American Green-Winged Teals seemed to want me to get their best side!

65/365 Smooth Yet Prickly

A bit or prickle in the foreground with the glassy pond in the back.

64/365 Coy

...this Red Shoulder Hawk was looking a bit shy, yet every now and then, it would sneak a peak at me.

63/365 Strolling

I so enjoy seeing Great Herons strolling through the fields during very high or very low tides.

62/365 Spring Pink

Beautiful Cherry Blossoms!

61/365 Searching

American Avocets , along with a couple of Mallards searching for some breakfast!

60/365 Basking

A favorite past time while walking the Marsh is watching these red eyed beauties bask in the sun!

(Black Crown Night Heron)

59/365 A Fungus Among Us

Mushrooms always tend to spark my imagination....

58/365 It's Behind Me, Isn't It

Baby Groot being pursued by a giant Jellyfish!

57/365 Perfect Landing

I was in the right place at the right time to catch this Great Egret and his upside down pal coming in for a landing...

56/365 Downside Up

Mesmerized by the almost mirror-like reflections I can find on calm days along the water's edge.

55/365 Places to Go

A Marbled Godwit on a mission...most likely to find a place to settle in for lunch

54/365 Tree-flections

Tree-flections of Spring

53/365 Latte Love

Is it good or bad when your neighborhood coffee barista knows your name and drink?

Pretty Latte Love from Jitter Bean, our local coffee bar.

52/365 Into the fog

Watching the birds dine as the tide, and "marine layer" of fog, roll out.

51/365 Rocky Shores

Something about the rocky California coast on a cloudy day that just calls out for me to color it in shades of black and white

50/365 Field of Yellow

 

Fields of these cheerful yellow flowers can be seen in many a field around here all Spring!

49/365 Making Waves

 Why hello there!

Watching these River Otters always guarantees a smile!

48/365 Tangled

Love the way the reflections and the branches tangled together on this late winter scene.

47/365 Electric Shadows

I'm not quite sure what captured my attention more in this scene...the reflection or the sky below the electric tower or the majestic way the tower looks shadowed in the cloud cover.

46/365 The Skies the Limit

An afternoon view out the kitchen window...A beautiful site, especially when the skies are clear!

45/365 Snice

More commonly known as hail  ;-).

44/365 Purple Petals

 I love how I always can count on the purple asters in our yard for a lovely picture!

43/365 Reflections of Spring

This blooming beauty's reflection caught my attention this morning...

(some kind of dogwood...or maybe an ornamental cherry tree?)

42/365 Pondering

On a windy afternoon, this Great Heron must be pondering on where he might find a warm place for the night.

41/365 Air Dry

Ugly as a Turkey Vulture may look, they are beautiful when they sit and spread their damp wings to dry in the sun.

40/365 Morning Framework

I pass this "Birding Blind" along my morning walk but never noticed how beautiful the framed view was until this morning!

39/365 The Long Way Home

A road trip topped off with a beautiful sunset makes you want to take the long way home every time!

38/365 Chillaxin'

A Bench in the sun and coastal views

....the perfect way to chillax'!

37/365 Who's Watching Who?

I wasn't sure if I was watching these two cuties...or they were watching me!