A Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) fends off a marauding American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos).
Additional photos of Whimbrel foraging, flying.
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Forster's Terns
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Lands End, GGNRA, San Francisco CA
Cobweb Thistle
Lands End, GGNRA, San Francisco CA
Red-tailed hawk "kiting"
Lands End, GGNRA, San Francisco CA
Lands End, GGNRA, San Francisco CA
Lands End, GGNRA, San Francisco CA
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Picking at the twine-like stuff on his claws; what is that stuff?
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
First or second year
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Lupine (I think) and bee
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Hanging out with the gulls
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Not sure what this heron was after, but he was really going at it.
Update: I'm told Great Blue's have been seen swallowing gophers, so that must be what he was pulling at.
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
I think it's a Greater Scaup because of the head shape and its green irridescence [confirmed].
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Bufflehead drake
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Least Sandpipers
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
I'm pretty sure this is a Bufflehead hen, a bit far away and small.
Crissy Marsh, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Pelicans are such magnificent birds in flight, but a bit awkward when taking off.
Out past the end of the pier at San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
