Shadow Cliffs Regional Park

I have 12 photos from Shadow Cliffs Regional Park today. Shadow Cliffs is located in Pleasanton, CA and is one of the parks in the East Bay Park region. These photos were taken last year during December (sorry for the delay). I hope you enjoy viewing them!

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Close up photo of yellow flower. I'm not sure what type of flower this is. 

 Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)

For some reason, the color did not turn out well on this photo. I took 2 photos, not that good.

That is either a seagull or a goose. Not too sure.

Seagulls flying.

There are lots of seagulls flying.

Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)

These birds sure are big!

Photography Tip: As I mentioned in some of my previous posts, the best way to take a photo of a bird in flight is to set your camera on Shutter Priority (Tv) and use a fast shutter speed. If you have a Canon EOS camera, also set the focus mode to AL SERVO (may be under different names on other brands of cameras). This will insure your camera will constantly focus on the moving subject.

Help me with the name. Thank you. :)

Ducky butt. XD

Mallard Duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

My guess this is a Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)

My guess this is a Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) 

Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)

That is all the photos today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing it. If you know the flower names, please leave me a comment below. Thank you! Please check back soon for more photos!

Arroyo Del Valle Trail Squirrels and Birds

Like I said last time, this post will be on the animals of Pleasanton Trail (or the Arroyo Del Valle Trail, but I can never remember the spelling. XD). I hope you enjoy the photos! Arroyo Del Valle Trail is located in Pleasanton, CA.

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It's a boy! :P

I did not see that until I was sorting out the photos. LOL I showed it to some of my friends, half of them think its his "thing" and the other half thinks the squirrel is just doing #2. Tell me what you think in the comments!

I was actually thinking about whether or not to post this photo as some people may find this inappropriate for younger viewers, but I decided to post it anyways. I mean, it's just nature right?

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There are a lot of walnut trees on the trail. The squirrels eat a lot!  

This photo makes me think of Spiderman... Maybe because of how the squirrel is hanging on the tree sideways...

Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)

I tried to get a still image without blurring up, but this bird was just flying all over the place. LOL So there is a slight motion blur. 

I'm guessing this is a Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea).

I think this is a Snowy Egret (Egretta thula).

I'm guessing this is a Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)

I made my best guess on the names of the birds, but I could be wrong. If you think I'm wrong, please leave me a comment below! :) Thanks for viewing! Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and coworkers! If you love my blog, you can also "Like" us on Facebook. You can also do that in the Facebook box at the top of the right sidebar. I hope you have enjoyed the photos!

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