Various kingdoms, CA., April.

 Blacktail doe, Kehoe beach, 4/25.

 Mole crab, Kehoe Beach, thousands scurrying along the tideline and burrowing into the sand.

 Barnacles, Kehoe Beach.

Ridgeway's Rail crossing under a bridge, San Rafael Civic Center, 4/27.

First of the year and other unusual sightings, CA. April.

 First ducklings of the year for me, Corte Madera, 4/20.

 Common (but elusive)Yellowthroat, 4/21.

 Coyote pair with a large snake, (visible at hind leg of coyote on left) It was quickly dispatched and eaten by that coyote. Not a trace left. Lucas Valley, 4/22.

Pacific? treefrog

Some surprises, California, April.

 A strutting Tom at Clear Lake, 4/20.

 Redbud, Mt. Konocti, 4/20.

A purple martin, Mt. Konocti, 4/20.

And more critters, Clear Lake, Lake Co. CA, April.

 Great blue at Clear Lake, 4/19.

 American white pelicans.

Western pond turtle.

April CA. birds, Gallinas wetlands, San Rafael.

 Black-crowned night heron, 4/17.

 Pied-billed grebe on nest.

 Common moorhen displaying.

 Marsh wren singing.

Great-tailed grackles displaying.

April California wildlife sightings

 California quail, 4/15.

 Snowy egret, Las Gallinas, 4/15.

 Northern harrier, Petaluma marsh, 4/16.

Aleutian goose (on right) with Common Canada goose, San Rafael Civic Center Park, 4/16.

Some highlights from April trip to Northern California.

 This Long-tailed weasel popped out of a gopher hole on Bolinas Mesa, 4/22. Only after seeing the photo did I notice that his left ear was missing!

 It was a real treat to find this male Pileated woodpecker hammering away among the bays and oaks in suburban SanVenetia, 4/23.

 And another treat to find 5 Black Oystercatchers on the rocks at Kehoe beach, Pt Reyes, 4/25.