Lots of rain in the days leading up to the 4th Monthly City of Menlo Park Bedwell Bayfront Park Birdwalk Monday morning. The forecast said no rain and the morning looked promising as we all showed up. We gathered as a group to do introductions, discuss the background and origin of the park. Rick passed out a checklist of common species for this time of year at Bedwell Bayfront Park. We considered bringing rain jackets and umbrellas along the way, but none of us thought we nee

Fun evening with Jenn, Gordon and Ellie. We got rained on a bit but that is when the Cooper's Hawk and Coyote showed up. They were both looking to make the burrowing owl a tasty dinner. The coyote headed right for the burrowing owl but I yelled loudly for the Coyote to leave and luckily it crossed the rockbed creek approx 30 feet behind the burrowing owl! Red-shouldered Hawk Cooper's Hawk It's always exciting when this one stops by a tree on its way out of its tree hole. It w

Fun tour with Terry, Eliana and Luke. We went to see Norma the barn owl, multiple burrowing owls at a new spot and saw a few of them there and the Western Screech Owl. Lights from cars driving by ISO 25K shot with my Nikon.

Fun adventure with Eleni, her sister and their kids. We saw Norma the barn owl and a Western Screech Owl and a Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk catch its prey. Unfortunately the burrowing owls were no where to be found this evening. The Western Screech Owl flew to a nearby tree after it left its roosting spot so I was able to get this first shot hand-held in the dark.

Had a fun time with two lovely couples Justin and Summer and Simon and Caroline. As I arrived at the meeting location, Justin and his group were tail gating with hot cocoa drinks. We saw Norma, the barn owl, a burrowing owl and we watched a western screech owl come out of a tree hole and fly away to start its evening hunt.

I was featured in a recent article in the spring edition of PUNCH magazine. Wonderful article by Johanna Harlow, Editorial Director at PUNCH magazine. You can view it online here: https://www.jgdpubs.com/epubs/36Media/Punch/2026/spring/56/ I'm also including a few other pictures I took that day on the hike with Johanna at Edgewood Park in Redwood City on December 16, 2025. Male Anna's Hummer Male American Kestrel Mule Deer

This time the tide was high so we saw a bit more bird action this time. It was a nice day and a fun group! Lovely people as always. I showed up a bit early and saw this one while I was waiting for the group to show up. Snowy Egret (black beak, yellow feet) Sushi breakfast! We're off! Our first bird sighting were these Lesser Goldfinches.. This one is a female since no black cap on her head. Male Lesser Goldfinch since he has a black cap on

Saturday evening group tour with Amy, Matthew, Gail, Andrew and dad and Yip-Fong. Unfortunately I did not take any pics of these nice folks. We saw Norma, the barn owl, a burrowing owl and a western screech owl at 3 different locations. It was another fun evening! And it turns out I never edited the pics I took but here are some screenshots from that evening!

Private Sunday evening tour with Katia and her lovely family. We saw Norma, the barn owl, a burrowing owl and a western screech owl at 3 different locations. It was a lovely evening! For some reason, I did not take many owl pictures this evening but have included a screenshot of one below! Nice recommendation on nextdoor from Katia: Our family of 5 went on an owls tour with Rick in December, and had a great time observing 3 very different owls! It is such a unique and amazing

Saturday evening public group tour with Steven, Carol, Barbara, Iris, and Tom. A very nice group of people. Fun evening! We saw Norma, the barn owl, a burrowing owl and a western screech owl at 3 different locations.

Friday evening public group tour with Stephane, Kristen, Mike Hodges, Ahn and Shekhar. Not sure why, but unfortunately I did not take any pictures of our participants. We saw Norma the female barn owl, a burrowing owl then for the finale, we watched a Western Screech Owl come out of its tree hole, land on a nearby tree then land on a neighbor's roof. One of the best WSO experiences I've had. Overall, it was a fun evening. This is one of the best Western Screech Owl images I'

This was the second of a series of 3 bird walks led by me and sponsored by the City of Menlo Park. This time the tide was low and as a result not as much bird action as we had for the first bird walk. Going forward, we will ensure we pick the days where the tide is high to ensure more bird activity. But we still had a nice walk and did see some birds.

The first of a series of 3 bird walks led by me and sponsored by the City of Menlo Park. It was a great birding morning with a group of 10 wonderful bird loving people and lots of wildlife action and great weather. Snowy Egret - black beak and yellow feet or "golden slippers" Northern Shoveler - head can appear both purple and green because its iridescent feathers shift color dramatically with the light, looking deep green in some angles and a glossy purple or even black in o

Private tour with Christine, Terrigal and son. We saw Norma, the Barn Owl, a burrowing owl and the Redwood City Western Screech Owl.

Private tour with Erica, Justin and family. We saw Norma, the Barn Owl, a burrowing owl and the Redwood City Western Screech Owl. One of the young ladies told me that I need to take the pic using the wide angle .5 on my iphone for a dramatic effect and she was right!! Another wide angle .5 iphone shot!

Fun Public Group tour with some wonderful people Tatjana, Krish and Chloe and daughter. We saw Norma the barn owl, a northern harrier, burrowing owl and western screech owl.

Private tour with Julie and sister in law Kathy. Like the previous tour on November 10th, We saw Norma, the female barn owl, two burrowing owls and the RWC Western Screech Owl, who stopped by a nearby tree before taking off. Wonderful review written by Julie on nextdoor

Private tour with a lovely couple, Alan and Rica. We saw Norma, the female barn owl, two burrowing owls and the RWC Western Screech Owl, who stopped by a nearby tree before taking off. Wonderful review by Alan on nextdoor.

Public Group tour with Sherry, Dharshan and Avnai and Jane. We saw Norma the Barn Owl and the Burrowing Owl and we went to the Western Screech Owl but it did not come out of the tree hole, most likely due to the loud music from the party next door, so we left but on the way back home, I found out that it ended up coming out a few minutes after we left!!

Sharon and Ismail had taken one of my owl tours and they wanted to bring some friends, Eileen and Paul on a private bird walk. It was not as active as I would have liked but we saw Western Meadowlarks, Black-necked Stilts, Pelicans in formation, Snowy White Egrets, Norther Harriers, Cormorants, White-tailed Kites and a Red-shoulder Hawk.