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...

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.