California

Red-tailed Hawk, juvenile, at sunset · Torrey Pines State Reserve, 7 March 2026

California Scrub-Jay · Torrey Pines State Reserve, 7 March 2026

Torrey pines against an evening sky · Torrey Pines State Reserve, 7 March 2026

Windswept pines above the cove · Torrey Pines State Reserve, 7 March 2026

Western Fence Lizard · Torrey Pines State Reserve, 7 March 2026

Lesser Goldfinch · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Lesser Goldfinch, evening light · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Fortnight Lily · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Anise Swallowtail with bees · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Anise Swallowtail on Pride of Madeira · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Hummingbird at canna · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Hummingbird approaching canna · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Hummingbird in flight, rufous flanks · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Anna's Hummingbird, probably · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Swinhoe's White-eye, in the shade · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Swinhoe's White-eye · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

House Finch, orange morph · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Red-shouldered Hawk feeding · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Song Sparrow on a fence rail · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

American Lady on chamomile · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Black Phoebe, close up · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Black Phoebe with a butterfly · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Orange-crowned Warbler · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

House Finch, orange male, backlit · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Hummingbird in the coral tree · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Red-shouldered Hawk in eucalyptus · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler, tail flared · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler on coral tree · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

House Wren, side-on · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Yucca in flower · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Eucalyptus Tortoise Beetle on a palm frond · San Diego Botanic Garden, 7 March 2026

Blue Morpho, underside · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Cracker butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Julia butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Mexican Bluewing · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Birdwing butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Emerald Swallowtail · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Zebra Longwing, wings spread · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Glasswing · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Leopard Lacewing, underside · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Tree Nymph · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Glasswing · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Cracker butterfly, wings spread · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Cruiser butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Malachite · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Malachite · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Citrus Swallowtail · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Sulphur butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Zebra Longwing · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Leopard Lacewing · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Pansy butterfly · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Orange Oakleaf · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus fields, full sweep · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus with a bee · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus, paired · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus, red and yellow · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus field, wide view · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus fields from the rise · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus fields · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Ranunculus · Carlsbad, 7 March 2026

Brandt's Cormorants · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Sea Lion · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Brown Pelican in the evening light · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Gull against the sunset · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Immature gull · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Brown Pelican in flight · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Brown Pelican · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Sea Lion · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Sea Lion pup calling · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Sea Lion grooming · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Red-tailed Hawk · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Song Sparrow · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Thrasher · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Allen's Hummingbird · San Diego, 6 March 2026

California Towhee · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Song Sparrow · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Western Bluebird on a fence post · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Western Bluebird · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Western and Clark's Grebes together · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Clark's Grebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Grebes in a "rushing" display · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Clark's Grebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Western Grebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Grebes rushing · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Snowy Egret in flight · San Diego, 6 March 2026

American White Pelican in flight · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Clark's Grebe, closer · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Clark's Grebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

American Kestrel, female · San Diego, 6 March 2026

American Kestrel, female · San Diego, 6 March 2026

American Kestrel, female, with prey · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Yellow-rumped Warbler, Audubon's · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Acorn Woodpecker · San Diego, 6 March 2026

House Finch, female, with a berry · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Belted Kingfisher, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Black Phoebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Cinnamon Teal, pair · San Diego, 6 March 2026

American Wigeon, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Great-tailed Grackle, female · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Ring-necked Duck, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Cinnamon Teal, pair · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Ring-necked Duck, female · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Red-winged Blackbird, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Red-winged Blackbird, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Black Phoebe · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Red-crowned Parrot · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Townsend's Warbler · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Wood Duck, male, on a broken trunk · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Wood Duck, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Wood Ducks at a nest cavity · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Red-crowned Parrot in flight · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Cinnamon Teal, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Gadwall, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Ring-necked Duck, female · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Ring-necked Duck, male · San Diego, 6 March 2026

Wild California poppy · Coastal areas Northern California, 26 April 2025

Lupine leaves after rain · Coastal areas Northern California, 26 April 2025

Tea tree in flower · Coastal areas Northern California, 26 April 2025

Checkerbloom · Coastal areas Northern California, 25 April 2025

Paintbrush on the cliff edge · Coastal areas Northern California, 25 April 2025

A cove cut into the cliffs · Coastal areas Northern California, 25 April 2025

Headland, looking north · Coastal areas Northern California, 24 April 2025

A slope gone over to iceplant · Coastal areas Northern California, 24 April 2025

Iceplant on the headland · Coastal areas Northern California, 24 April 2025

Cove below the bluffs · Coastal areas Northern California, 24 April 2025

Parson Jones · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Longhorn beetle · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Coast Fawn Lily · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Grasshopper in the leaf litter · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Wild onion · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Mourning Cloak caterpillar · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Ichneumon wasp · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Candyflower · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Field marigold, probably · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Wild strawberry flower · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Douglas Iris · Redwoods, Northern California, 24 April 2025

Breaking on the rocks · Los Angeles, 8 November 2020

Skull Rock formation · Joshua Tree, 26 November 2019

Hidden Valley · Joshua Tree, 26 November 2019

Teddy Bear Cholla · Joshua Tree, 26 November 2019