Great-horned owl chick sitting on the ground and looking up at the camera

Jedi Mind Meld

If you were to gaze into the eyes of the Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)…

side profile view of raptor flying across a field with its wings spread and clutching its prey in its talons

Lunch Time

The great paradox of restoration ecology, and the work that the Conservancy does, is that…

a Red-tail hawk flying around the Preserve, carrying an American coot in its talons

It happens.

Here we have a Red-tail hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) taking an American coot (Fulica americana) off…

two raccoons, one looking down at the camera, climbing around the top of an electrical pole marked 'high voltage'

High wire act

On the Conservancy’s flagship preserve, a couple of daredevil raccoons have scaled and occupied a…

white and brown goats grazing on bankside vegetation at the Natomas Basin Preserve

Chewy

In this photo, we show the perfect situation for water’s edge vegetation management. The photo,…

close-up of rocked spillway with four Giant garter snakes partially submerged in the water and noted by graphical numbered markers

A remarkable find

(May 9, 2019) Species covered by the Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (NBHCP) such as…

a raccoon standing on its hind legs in a grassy area of TNBC Preserve, facing and looking at the camera

Hollywood star on Conservancy preserve

(April 30, 2019) The photo that accompanies this story was taken the day the movie…

Giant garter snake entwined and blended in a tule thicket at the Preserve

In suspension

(April 26, 2019) Giant garter snakes are known to be elusive. They never “pose” for…

Swainson's hawk nest nestled in the branches of a cottonwood tree

The plan comes together!

(April 18, 2019) Discovery of the year: Swainson’s hawk nest found in a Conservancy-planted tree…

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