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Birds of the San Francisco Bay Area Calendar
On the Cover: Tyto alba, a Barn Owl rests in a palm tree in Sebastapol, CA, taken March 14, 2009
San Francisco Bay Area birding is some of the richest in the country with more than 120 species found in and around San Francisco. While this calendar shows only thirteen of them, they are some of my favorites. I hope you will enjoy them and that they will inspire you to go out and observe birds where you live.
Birds are facing increasing challenges because of habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, and collisions with wind turbines and building windows. There are many organizations, both national and local, working to address these issues, and they could use your help. Check with your local Audubon chapter to see what you can do to make this a better world for birds and in turn for all of us.
My goal in photographing these magnificent creatures is to bring the joy of flight to others and to showcase the incredible speed and grace that birds exhibit. I hope these images will awaken a greater appreciation of nature and the need for conservation of all that we hold dear on this planet.
