Views from the North Side

                                                   Turtle Reflections

                                  Belted Kingfisher facing west then east

                                          Beautiful Western King Bird

On the north side of the American River looking west

                                Red Shouldered Hawk Chick right over the American River

                             Two Turkey Hens with their Poults crossing a dirt road

                                          Cute Woodpecker giving a quizzical look

Hummers & Roadrunners near Catalina Mtns

Desert & Mountain Scenes

                                        A very dry wash...waiting for the Monsoons

                                   Datura Flower high up from the desert floor near Mt. Lemmon

             High altitude grasshopper near Mt. Lemmon

                       The very dry, hot, but always beautiful desert

Desert Museum wonders

Photos from the Turtle Pond at the 3 mile marker.

                                  A solitary Fly Catcher waiting for his next meal to fly by

                                    This appears to be a 12 spotted Skimmer Dragonfly

                                      4 Dragonflies just hanging out

Harris Hawks aka Wolves of the Desert

Nesting pair of Killdeer @Sutter's Landing Regional Park

               Mama Killdeer standing over her nest of eggs.

                     Papa Killdeer keeping an eye out for danger.

                                 Beautiful clutch of Killdeer eggs.  So well camouflaged.

                               Papa feigning injury to lead any intruder away from the nest.

                  Miraculously, it appears three of the four have hatched.

                                 Papa and two of his chicks who are one day old.

                                      This little cutie decided to pose in the sunshine

Beautiful Birds off The American River Bike Trail in Sacramento, CA.

                                       Great Blue Heron catching some shade

                                          Acorn Woodpeckers always on the lookout

                                          Juvenile Red Tail Hawk standing on a large limb

Twilight tour of the Bufferlands near Elk Grove, CA.

                               Male Blue Grosbeak perched on his favorite branch.

                                         Juvenile Swainson's Hawk looking toward the setting sun.