I received a request for a private tour from Jennifer for her and her long time work partner Jon, who was visiting from Scotland. I took...

I organized a public group with some singles, Kit, Ajinkya, Ashnee and Astrid and her family of 4. We were able to see Dad and Mom...

In response to my Lazuli Bunting Nextdoor post, I received some requests to join me on a walking bird tour to see the Lazuli Buntings. On...

This was the day two of the great horned owls came down from their nest, which was very high up in an Eucalyptus tree. I spent 20 minutes...

After my initial private Owl Tour with the Stanford professor, I received many requests from my Nextdoor post about that first evening...

Every April, the colorful Lazuli Buntings arrive in the Bay Area. This seems to be a target species for all the bird photographers...

A Stanford professor reached out to me asking me if I can take him to see some owls. I knew of 3 different owls in my area within a 2...

I organized a small group tour of four people but two cancelled last minute. This is when I figured out that I need to collect half the...

Organized a morning, walking public group tour near Shoreline Lake and the birds were very active so we saw lots of good action. It was...

Took the Pence family out for a private walking bird tour at Shoreline Lake and we saw a good variety of species. Tree Swallow going for...

We spent some time in Santa Barbara last week for Spring Break so I visited my favorite garden in all of Santa Barbara County, Seaside...

On our way to LA, we stopped by Santa Barbara for a few days. We stayed at the Marriott Residence Inn in Goleta and they had a really...

Just wanted to share some pictures I took on my Easter evening walking birdng tour. This was my largest group to date with 9 people. It...

Having just been there a few weeks earlier, I decided to gather some folks for a trip to Santa Cruz to the Arboretum. It turned out to be...

I took a nice gentleman named Gaurav on a private walking tour of Shoreline Lake area and the star of the show was the Hummingbird nest...

Every year my wife asks me where I want to go for my birthday and of course I always pick a local garden This time I chose the UC...

One of the best places to see hummingbirds is the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum. It's about a 50 minute drive from my house in the Bay Area but...

We spent a week in Waikiki, Oahu. This was the first time we did not rent a car to venture out into the island so we just stayed in the...

We went to Hawaii earlier this year and there was a nice park right next to our hotel so I was able to get some decent birding in while...

Took a few folks, Gunter and Silvana, on a walking bird tour near the Palo Alto Baylands on a Friday morning. It was not the most active...