Yesterday I posted a photo from my archives of one of my favorite winter traditions while I was living in California , and another was a...

As the sun dropped low in the sky, it slipped behind a nearby building and cast a shadow over this preening dowitcher. In order to the exp...

My conference was near SFO, so during an evening dinner break in the program, I headed down to Radio Road Ponds for the sunset. I was gree...

With their handsome plumage patterns, over-sized bills, green heads, and yellow eyes, Northern shovelers are my favorite duck species to w...

On my way back from Pillar Point Harbor last month, I decided to take a slight detour to Radio Road Ponds in Redwood City. I was delighted ...

Northern shovelers are beautiful in any light, but especially when you catch the right reflection off of their iridescent feathers. The rig...

A few more shots from the nice encounter I had last month with a large flock of American avocets at Radio Road Ponds. Mid-march is right at ...

There's just something about northern shovelers that fascinates me, and it's always a pleasure when I get a chance to photograph...

This is the second half of the courtship and mating ritual of a pair of American avocets that I witnessed at Radio Road Ponds in Redwood Cit...

After dropping my wife off at SFO a few weeks ago, I decided to make a quick stop at Radio Road Ponds to see what birds were around before i...

Three poses of this handsome northern shoveler drake preening. There was plenty of posturing between males when a female would swim by, so ...

As I was sitting along the edge of the pond, a large flock of avocets flew a lap over the water and then headed straight for me. What a ple...

Northern shovelers are one of my favorite duck species, with their pretty coloration and that oversized bill. Radio Road Ponds in Redwood S...

Northern shovelers are one of my favorite ducks -- right up there with northern pintails. I think the males have really pretty coloration, ...

It's been far too long since I've posted a shot of a shorebird, and I'm glad to fix that with this American avocet at the Radio ...

There is such a great duck diversity around here -- much more than I ever saw growing up on the East Coast, and its fascinating to observe h...

A sequence of images from a few trips to the Radio Road Ponds in Redwood City last year. There's an area where the dowitchers like to c...

I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. This is a special day to spend with our family and friends, and to reflect on the m...

I gambled with the forecast for an overcast sunrise on Sunday, and headed to the Radio Road Ponds in Redwood City to try for some new skimme...

A handsome northern shoveler drake doing a little preening... ... or perhaps some duck yoga: