9/28
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Mac is chewing on those crab legs like they were cheap cigars.
Bird o' the Day
9/27
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com I appreciate the compliments I get on my bird photography. I like to think I’m pretty good at it. But I’m not playing in the same league as the winning photographers in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 contest sponsored by
9/26
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com All sorts of folks make a living from the sea.
9/25
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com ”If I ignore him he’ll just go away.”
9/24
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Low tide at Carkeek Park.
9/23
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com “Sparrows, as always, are the most abundant of our city birds. It is never glory time for them. As always, they do the best they can. Which isn't very much. They forever peck away and, in some cock-eyed fashion, survive the
9/22
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com It was a raptor trifecta! After spotting the kestrel and osprey on the south beach, we spied this Cooper’s Hawk hanging out by the pond along the north beach trail. Sadly, we were unable to get a picture of its ankles. That’s
9/21
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Moments after spotting yesterday’s American Kestrel, we were surprised by this Osprey swooping down to the water. Look at those talons!
9/20
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com We’d just parked the car and were walking to the beach when we startled this American Kestrel. He sped away as if we’d caught him doing something naughty. I’ve never seen a kestrel in the city. I guess that’s why
9/19
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com That was the true Light, which lighteth every bird that cometh into the world.
9/18
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Each evening the pelicans soar over Tiburon, generally heading westward towards the Golden Gate. They fly in groups that reminded me of World War II bombers flying in formation. Some come in high, others swoop down low to snag a meal from the water.
9/17
bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Don’t even think about loading or unloading here. Wes will poop your boat in a hot second!