Images of Marin County

Muir Woods Muir Woods is a short drive north of San Francisco, and has many coastal redwoods.

Mist in the Trees The morning fog adds a mist to Muir Woods that makes the scenery smashing.

Three Shades of Green Different evergreens show different shades of green.

Cooper's Hawk A Cooper's Hawk flying over Hawk Hill.

Immature Red-tail An immature red-tail also over Hawk Hill.

An Osprey Nest There was an osprey nest on Tomales Bay.

Osprey The osprey stands guard over the nest.

Flying Osprey While the other osprey looks for food.

Scrub Jay A scrub jay sits on the wire.

Belted Kingfisher Photographing a small bird like a kingfisher in flight is a frustrating task.

Point Reyes This is one of the small lakes up at Point Reyes. I passed it when hiking to the waterfall.

	Broadwing Hawk Over Hawk Hill.
	Broadwing Hawk Over Hawk Hill.
	Cooper's Hawk Over Hawk Hill.
	Cooper's Hawk Over Hawk Hill.
	Juvenile Red Tail Over Hawk Hill.

	Red-shouldered Hawk in Flight Note the obvious crescents on the wings of this Red-shouldered Hawk.
	Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk The next four pictures are a sequence of a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk that flew very near the Hill.
	Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Two of Four
	Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Three of Four
	Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk Four of Four
	Red-shouldered Hawk, overhead This hawk flew overhead.
	Northern Harrier The harrier is visible against Butterfly Ridge.

	White Crowned Sparrow A White-crowned Sparrow on Hawk Hill.
	White Crowned Sparrow It was almost tame.
	Bewick's Wren Bewick's Wren, seen from the hill.
	Orange-crowned Warbler I was told it was an orange-crowned warbler. I couldn't tell from this picture.
	Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk A young red-tailed hawk in flight.
	Northern Harrier A young northern harrier.
	Red-shouldered Hawk A red-shoulder in flight. Note the wing commas.
	Red-tailed Hawk Adult red-tail. Notice the tail color.
	Red-tailed Hawk Another adult, with the tail backlit.
	Kettle of Red-tails Three juvenile and one adult red-tails.
	A Full Crop This Cooper's Hawk looks like she swallowed a bowling ball.
	Turkey Vulture The top of a turkey vulture in flight.

Harbor Seals Hauled out near Point Reyes.

	Blue Grey Gnatcatcher Up in a tree.
	Golden Crowned Sparrow Barely visible, a lot were on the hill.
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Several Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks gave us good looks.
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another look
	Bewick's Wren Preening
	Bewick's Wren Looking
	Bewick's Wren Perfect Look
	Osprey Osprey by the golfballs
	Osprey Osprey under Hill 88
	Osprey Osprey flying west
	Osprey More osprey
	Osprey More osprey
	Osprey More osprey
	Osprey More osprey
	Osprey More osprey
	Osprey More osprey
	Fish Being carried by an osprey
	Osprey Note the fish.
	Osprey Note the fish.
	Osprey Note the fish.
	Osprey Note the fish.
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Another Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk.
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk And another
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk And another
	Cooper's Hawk A Juvenile Coop as I walked away.
	Cooper's Hawk A great look
	Cooper's Hawk A perfect look
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk The last redtail
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Circling
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Looking for
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk a thermal
	Juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk Last look.

	Harbor Seals It was low tide at Bolinas Lagoon, so there weren't many birds. The seals were hanging out, though.
	Western Grebe A solitary Western Grebe came into view.

	Elephant Seals Elephant Seals at Drakes Beach, Point Reyes.
	Seal and Grebe The seal is with a grebe.
	Barking Seal The bark of the elephant seal was quite loud and distinctive.
	Swimming Seal This one just lay there.
	Beached Elephant Seals There were quite a few seals hauled out.
	Perched Red-Tail A red tailed hawk watched nearby.
	A Big Seal This one was quite large.
	Gull Eating a Starfish This gull had caught a starfish and was eating it ont he beach.
	Beached Seals More seals hauled out.
	Baby Seal A small seal was playing in the water.
	Surf Scoters These surf scoters were near the beach with the seals.
	Gull A nice gull.
	Hawk on Pole There were dozens of red tails sitting on poles.

	Fog from Hawk Hill It was a foggy day on hawk hill, the top of the fog was almost at the top of the hill, which created some spectacular views.
	Sharp-Shinned Hawk A sharp-shinned hawk gave us a decent look.
	Golden Gate Bridge in Fog At one point, only the very tops of the towers on the Golden Gate Bridge poked out over the fog.