Observations by birdpuff

Some sort of grebe?

Saw a lovely flock of these at Fort Funston.

Small dapper bird in a muddy area of Baylands Nature Preserve

Brown-headed bird with lovely red eyes at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Lots of long-legged waders looking for food or napping in the sun

Duck with a lovely green and brown head in the Bayland Nature Preserve

1 of 3 coots wading through the mud near each other in the Baylands Nature Preserve

Big flocks of what looked like sanderlings or pipers (plovers?) on the beach!

A couple of snowy egrets wading through the surf

Some sort of cormorants on a mini rocky island off the beach!

A couple of red-beaked birds strutting the beach

Small hawk enjoying the view from its vacation home at Half Moon Bay.

Two hawks swooping around the beach/small cliffs at Half Moon Bay Trail, and occasionally splitting up to land on trees.

Dapper little towhee hanging out on some bushes.

Lots of little hummingbirds zooming around today at Half Moon Bay!

Multiple red-eared sliders sunning themselves at a lake in the SF Botanical Garden.

Bird flitting about a lake in the SF Botanical Garden.

Warbler darting from branch to branch near a lake in SF Botanical Garden.

Hawk soaring back and forth across Fort Funston. At multiple times it flew close to the swarm of crows that was also in the air, but seemed to ignore them.

I saw many of these birds soaring and wheeling overhead during a visit to Ha Long Bay, but was unable to get a clear picture until hours later when I spotted these two at rest.

Plump orbweaver with a big web built off of a eucalyptus tree, with numerous insects caught in its web.

Sparrow singing loudly in a bush until it saw me watching and flew away.

4-5 crows standing on the ground near the Fort Funston parking lot, until a dog noticed and decided to chase them.

Red-tailed hawk sitting at the top of the tallest tree in the area.

What looked like a red-tailed hawk occasionally soaring about the area, but mostly perching on top of the tallest tree.