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...

I had a chance to try out my new Nikon Z8 to see how it performed in a basketball gym, which is a great test since basketball gyms pose...

It took a month to get my 2nd bird tour but it turned out to be a good one and a private tour with one individual who is a photographer...

Thank you to my friend Irene for introducing to me to this beauty. I've visited her many times and have gotten to know here pretty well.

Have you ever heard of the "Rushing of the Grebes?" It's something that happens every November to March and is a mating and courting...

Stopped by one of my favorite nurseries/gardens near Santa Barbara on the way back from LA and got this cool snap of this cute little...

So it took 6 months to happen from my original announcement in May 2023 but I finally got my first request for a bird tour from someone...

Went to Coyote Hills last nite with Richard @rariscn and Chris @csy__photography and got a few shots of the Short Eared Owl who came out...

My favorite place to visit when in LA. A good example of how much I typically crop. See original image below: Original uncropped image

One of the best places in Los Angeles for hummingbirds is the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area. Great place to be on Christmas Eve. Big...