David Ball Photography

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Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk

Anytime there is a gathering of small birds, predators are never far away…

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Red-tailed Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
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Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron

I was out on the San Francisco Bay before sunrise this morning in hopes of catching this Great Blue Heron…

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Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron searching for food on the banks of an evaporation pond…

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Red-wing
Red-wing

Harbinger. I borrowed a word from Amy, my sister, and to be totally honest, I had to look it up.

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Golden Eagle
Golden Eagle
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Long-tailed Duck
Long-tailed Duck
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Barn Owl
Barn Owl

This Barn Owl was chased off by a Red-tailed Hawk this morning.

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Cooper’s Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk

When I looked up, Coby was gone. I yelled for him, whistled, and yelled some more. I asked a couple of hikers if they had seen a dog on the trail. Nope.

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View fullsize Old photo of teenage David and the infamous Pete the mule.
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View fullsize Black-neck Stilts aerial ballet on the SF Bay
View fullsize Red-tailed Hawk, protecting a squirrel it just caught.