
I love my morning photo walks at Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park. Located just off the Carquinez Strait, it is a hidden gem in the vast system of waterways in the California Delta. So many birds. So many stories to share with my camera... enjoy!

Canada gosling resting up on the shore after a morning of exploring

Canada Geese with brand new goslings by the Martinez Pier Trail

The first ducklings of the year, with Mama Mallard :)

Mallard duckling venturing out on it's own... mama was always close by

Killdeer incubating her three eggs on the pond's edge after a night of pouring rain

Song Sparrow perched on a branch at Granger's Wharf
The Ducklings have arrived at Radke Park!

Least Sandpiper feeding in the mudflats at low tide on the Carquinez Shoreline. The Least Sandpipers are the smallest of the shorebirds and can be identified by the yellow legs, brown upper parts and white lower parts.
Black-crowned Night Heron waiting patiently for fish at the locks leading to the duck pond at Radke Martinez Regional Shoreline Park. These stocky little birds are most active at night or at dusk and can be identified by their gray/black plumage and long white head plumes. They live in fresh, salt and brackish wetlands and are the most common heron throughout the world.
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Martinez Regional Shoreline, Martinez Regional Shoreline Park, Martinez, California 94553, United States

Birds of the California Delta