A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay Janaury 2024 #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

Juvenile Red Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) prepares to take flight in the Don Edwards WIldlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay, October 2023
#birdphotography #hawk #redtailed #redtailedhawk #DonEdwards #naturephotography #naturebeauty #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #DonEdwards

2 Stilts, 2 legs, 2 Directions (Himantopus mexicanus) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #stilt #blackneckedstilt #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

reflected clouds on Moffett Bay Trail, in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay Shot on an Iphone 14+ #donedwards #NWR #photography #nature #Iphone #clouds

A flock of black necked stilts (Himantopus mexicanus) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #stilt #blackneckedstilt #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

why did the snowy egret (Egretta thula) cross the trail? To get to the scummier water on the other side? in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

In honor of Lunar New Year the year of the snake. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans) in the in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #donedwards #NWR #photography #nature #snake #reptile #gartersnake #NaturePhotograhpy

Feeling Reflective. A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

A flock of black-necked stilts flares before landing (Himantopus mexicanus) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #stilt #blackneckedstilt #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

Red tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) actively defying my attempts to shoot it in the air in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay December 2018 #hawk #redtailed #redtailedhawk #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography #DonEdwards #cricket #bugs

"You cannot pass. I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You shall not pass!" Turtles and ducks recreate the Bridge of Khazad-dûm in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #turtles #ducks #gandalf #LOTR #donedwards #birds #birding

snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

Bird Feather in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #donedwards #feather #bird #nikon

Snack time! A Juvenile Red tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) grabs a cricket snack in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay October 2023 #hawk #redtailed #redtailedhawk #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #nature #photography #DonEdwards #cricket #bugs

great blue heron (Ardea herodias) in the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #birdphotography #heron #greatblueheron #naturephotography #Nikon #Z9 #bird #birds #birdwatching #birding #nature #photography #DonEdwards #nikonphotgraphy

Driftwood. in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #donedwards #NWR ##photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy #driftwood

mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) naps with one eye open on a pontoon in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #mallard #duck #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy

Seagull eating a duck in the Don Edwards National Wildlife refuge, San Francisco Bay #nature #DonEdwards #seagull #duck #photography #brutal #birds #bird

A snowy egret (Egretta thula) in the Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, San Francisco Bay #bird #birds #donedwards #NWR #egret #snowyegret #photography #nature #NaturePhotograhpy