10/10

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com I think the crane can handle the load.

10/9

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Their heads were scanning back and forth so much it looked like the cormorants were working security for the ferry. “All clear, Cap’n!”

10/8

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Each October I look forward to two days: Yankee Elimination Day, the day the New York Yankees’ season ends, and Widgeon Return Day, when those charming little squeakers return from their summer sojourn up north. This year we celebrated Widgeon Return Day at Golden

10/7

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com John Eckhardt, one of We Happy Few, set up a camera at his backyard feeder for an up close and way-too-personal angle.

10/6

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Another example of why you keep going out there. I’ve walked past this small pond on Discovery Park’s north beach trail a hundred times. Mostly I see sparrows, juncos, and ducks. I’ve even seen river otters a few times. But I’

10/5

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com For a few weeks in late June to early July Barred Owls hunt for june bugs in a small field at Ravenna Park. The owls, including the new fledglings, show up just after sunset. It’s great fun to watch the fledglings get the

10/4

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com A Cooper’s Hawk at the golden hour. Sometimes this bird photography thing is too easy.

10/3

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com It was pretty far away, but I think this pelican came up with a snack.

10/2

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Merlin calls this cutie a Yellow-rumped Warbler, but I’m not seeing much yellow here. Those Eastern birds are tricky.

10/1

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Skipping into October…

9/30

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Avian lucha libre! Anna’s Assassins vs. Corvid Cousins! (¡Los Primos Córvidos contra Los Asesinos de Anna!) The Assassins spot the Cousins some size, to be sure, but don’t underestimate their grit and general bad-assery.

9/29

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Amphibian or avian, Juanita Bay has room enough for all.

9/28

bird.o.the.day@gmail.com Mac is chewing on those crab legs like they were cheap cigars.

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!