Another treat of my July 2016 trip was taking a morning to catch the sunrise at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge. This is a hotspot ...

The travel itinerary of my 2016 trip to California include a few nights in the South Bay, which meant I was in a great position to look ...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

American avocets have to be among the most beautiful shorebirds anywhere in the world. They have a really elegant form, and their summer co...

Under very heavy fog on a December morning, I had the pleasure of watching a group of avocets feed on the newly exposed mudflats in Bothin M...

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 ...

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...

American avocets are one of my favorite birds to watch and photograph. Their interesting feeding behavior of slicing their bill through the...