South Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, November, 2015.

 Ice plant, North Beach.

 Black-bellied plover, South Beach, 11/29.

 Semi-palmated plover, South Beach.

View of North Beach from South Beach, Pt. Reyes.

Drake's Beach, Point Reyes, November.

 Marbled Godwits, 11/29.

 Whimbrel.

 River otter in the surf.

Surf scoters or "skunkheads".

Point Reyes, November's end.

 Black Mountain, Point Reyes Station.

 Black-crowned night heron, Inverness.

 Tom Killion block print, Inverness.

 Drakes Bay, Pt. Reyes, 11/29.

Drake's Beach.

Jenner to Pt. Reyes, November 28th.

 Coastal ranch, S. of Jenner.

 North of Bodega.

 Keys Creek estuary.

Western meadowlark killed on the highway near Valley Ford.

From the interior to the sea. Vineyards to redwoods to rocky coast.

 Russet vineyards near Healdsburg, 11/28.

 Harbor seals at the mouth of the Russian River, Jenner.

 The fantastic rocky coast at Jenner.

 Pelicans on a massive rock south of Jenner.

The power of the pounding surf.

Clear Lake, California, late November.

 Black-tailed buck.

 Coopers hawk hunts in a vineyard.

 Valley oak in autumn glory.

Wild turkey, Clear Lake.

California gold, late November.

 Chinese Pistache.

 Toyon.

 White pelicans at Clear Lake.

 Clear Lake.

Bufflehead at Clear Lake.

Seacliff Beach to Santa Cruz, to Pacifica.

 Coast Range farm.

 Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz.

 Sea lions, Santa Cruz.

 The barn at Home Farm, UCSC, Santa Cruz.

 Persimmon orchard at Home Farm.

Pacifica.

Mohave Desert to the coast, California.

 Devil's Playground, Mohave Desert.

 Phainopepla.

 Devil's Playground.

 Valley Oak in the Coast Range.

Acorn storehouse of Acorn Woodpeckers on Valley Oak trunk, Coast Range.

New Mexico to California trip, late November 2015

 Pronghorn at Plains of San Augustine, NM.

 Antler tree at Quemado, NM.

 The desert at Needles, AZ/CA border, Colorado River.

A touch of spring! Palo Verde in bloom, Colorado River.

November's end Bosque del Apache

 Snows Nov. 21, Bosque.

 "Wavies" landing.

 Sandhills and snow geese.

 American Widgeon, Socorro.

Last of autumn.