Galen Frantz

I worked in the area between Fresno and Brentwood between spring 2015 and fall 2017. Sadly, the client discontinued the service, so I have not had a good excuse to get back out to CA since then. I will be taking an Alaska cruise this May, and will be looking for all those good West Coast birds while at sea and on shore excursions. In the meantime, my camera and binocs are my traveling buddies here at home in FL and on the road wherever.

Sanibel Island, FL JUN 2016

Photographed at Los Banos, CA OCT 2016

OOPS...forgot to attach the photo

Photographed at Brushy Peak Regional Preserve, Livermore, CA March 2016. Showed typical harrier behavior, cruising near ground going after ground squirrels.

January 2017. I suspect the location was SW Florida, but not sure.

Thanks for the help

There was a small flock of these guys foraging at the Yucca Pens Preserve in Lee County, FL today (15 FEB 2020). I am pretty sure they are YRW, but would like to hear it from someone else.

I took these photographs at the Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve West in Lee County, FL on 15 FEB 2020. Sorry about the image quality, this guy wouldn't let me get closer than about 100 feet.

I photographed this bird at the Yucca Pens Preserve in Lee County, FL on 15 FEB 2020.

I think this is a female Wilson's Warbler. I took these photographs at the Yucca Pens Preserve in Lee County, FL on 15 FEB 2020.

I photographed this bird at the Yucca Pens Preserve in Lee County, FL on 15 FEB 2020. It looks like a vireo, but I cannot be sure.

I have worked in SW FL agriculture for the past 40 years. I have seen tons of adult red-shouldered hawks. This is the first time I have encountered one of the juveniles. He apparently hangs out at Harns Marsh, since this is the second time that I have photographed an immature (presumably the same bird).

Photos taken in December 2019 at Harns Marsh, Lee County, FL.

I took a long shot at this one in the grass. Kinda surprised these came as clear as they did. Photos from Santa Isabel, PR on 30 JAN 2020.