Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail (Part 3) - Pleasanton, CA

Hello guys! If you followed me here in the past, you would know I used to walk on Arroyo Del Valle Trail in Pleasanton, CA all the time, but I've neglected to do so for at least a year or two now. I have went back walking on that trail on a new segment I have never been before, so I hope you enjoy the shots! As for new guys, Arroyo Del Valle Trail is a really long walking trail here in Pleasanton, CA that stretches a great distance. Many locals go there to exercise and take daily walks. It is also a trail filled with photographic opportunities as you will see in the coming blog posts. The photos will be split into several blog posts, and will also be split into scenery and bird photos. I have also shot many bird photos while on this walk. I really hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Pleasanton, CA photos for 2015, use this link. To view my best 2015 bird photos, use this link. To see all of my 2015 Pleasanton, CA photos, use this link.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Remember the overpass you saw in the previous blog posts with the scenery? Under one of those support beams I saw a bunch of wildlife. There were a whole bunch of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests, a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) nested with the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests, and Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) nests. In this blog post I will continue with the photos of the Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) and show you a few photos of the Rock Pigeons (Columba livia). Some of the photos below was shot with the help of my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Speedlite to help freeze the birds in flight (the flash is very strong, it does flash that far!). You can click on the first photo to start a slideshow.

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 While shooting, I saw something move in the hole above me in the overpass. I quickly noticed that they are Rock Pigeons (Columba livia). While it was dark in there, it was no issue for me as I had my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Speedlite. I decided to shoot some photos of them. 

Black and white process of the photo above.  

Here is another photo of the Rock Pigeons (Columba livia). 

 Black and white process of the photo above.

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will continue with more photos from the trail. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail (Part 2) - Pleasanton, CA

Hello guys! If you followed me here in the past, you would know I used to walk on Arroyo Del Valle Trail in Pleasanton, CA all the time, but I've neglected to do so for at least a year or two now. I have went back walking on that trail on a new segment I have never been before, so I hope you enjoy the shots! As for new guys, Arroyo Del Valle Trail is a really long walking trail here in Pleasanton, CA that stretches a great distance. Many locals go there to exercise and take daily walks. It is also a trail filled with photographic opportunities as you will see in the coming blog posts. The photos will be split into several blog posts, and will also be split into scenery and bird photos. I have also shot many bird photos while on this walk. I really hope you enjoy.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best Pleasanton, CA photos for 2015, use this link. To view my best 2015 bird photos, use this link. To see all of my 2015 Pleasanton, CA photos, use this link.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Remember the overpass you saw in the previous blog posts with the scenery? Under one of those support beams I saw a bunch of wildlife. There were a whole bunch of Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests, a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) nested with the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests, and Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) nests. In this blog post I will show you the Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) and the House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus). Some of the photos below was shot with the help of my Canon Speedlite 600EX-RT Speedlite to help freeze the birds in flight (the flash is very strong, it does flash that far!). You can click on the first photo to start a slideshow.

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 

 Remember how I said there was a House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus) nest hiding among the Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) nests? Here it is. You can barely see it, but it is that red bird that looks different from the rest of the birds. 

 Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

These are all the photos for today. Next time I will continue with more photos from the trail. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Scenery: Part 1 | Part 2 | 
Birds on Arroyo Del Valle Trail: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | 

Critters of Fremont Central Park (Part 2)

This will be a short chain of posts, only 2 parts. I have around 18 photos of little critters around Fremont Central Park. Fremont Central Park is a small park located in Fremont, part of the SF Bay Area. These posts will include birds, snakes, and ducks. I will not be including any squirrel pictures in here because I already did that in my previous post. :) These photos were taken back in March. Long time back. As I said before I got busy with moving and stuff, that's why I'm posting them now. Hope you enjoy viewing them!

Full Resolution Photos and Prints: If you want to see full resolution photos or buy prints of any of the photos you see, they are up on my portfolio for viewing. To see my best bird photos from 2011, use this link. To see my best Central Park photos of 2011, use this link. To see all of my Central Park photos of 2011, use this link.

Part: 1 | 2 |

Since these photos are so old, I decided to post them all today! Please enjoy! HAHA

Seagulls and American Coots. 

Also some rock pigeons

At Central Park, a lot of people feed the wildlife, even though the signs say not to feed them. The animals there are so tamed, I even got to pet a squirrel once. :D It was pretty cool. No wonder some of the birds that are suppose to migrate during winter still stays there. HAHA I mean it... LOL They never have to worry about food right? ROFL

This is a tree swallow. They are everywhere.

The birds all like what is that?!

I have no idea what this is. A duck?

A snake off in the distance. Can't really make out what it is. Usually it's either a gopher snake or a rattle snake. 

Due to the distance between the bird and me and how I was on my camera phone, I can only guess this is a green heron. Too much details of the bird was not caught. :/

Barn swallows

That's it for the Central Park photos! :) Next up might be squirrel photos (more of them) or maybe Redwood Alliance photos. I'll see! Please check back! Thanks for your time!

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