betsy cooley

@betsycooley.bsky.social

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San Francisco Bay Area
Amateur photographer, mostly birds and landscapes. Enjoy reading, cats, dogs, #uglydogs, the local food scene, etc. Also, curious about and fascinated by weather⛈️, tides🌊 and volcanoes🌋.

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Riley, #WhiskersWednesday! ✨☀️🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Willets hanging out on seaweed-covered rip rap watching the tide come in. They were next to the Emeryville Crescent on San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Chloe curled up sleeping in her shrimp position. She's holding on to her legs to make sure they are close to her little face to stay warm! ✨☀️🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Mid-day view of San Francisco skyline. The clouds are casting shadows on SF Bay creating stripes in different shades of blue and green. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, Telegraph Hill to the right. 📷 🌱 🌿 #Nature, #Landscape, #Photography, #nature, #Landscape+Nature Photos, #Nature Photo Feed

Another contribution to the sunset series, since as @gettoknownature.bsky.social says, "More sunsets are definitely called for."

More sunsets are definitely called for. Hang in there everyone #TimelineCleanse #SkySky

Night Heron standing in shallow water of fresh-salt water lagoon next to San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Great Blue Heron in spreading branches of Monterey Cypress tree overlooking San Francisco Bay. It was a large, very fluffy heron and spent a lot of time grooming then would look around occasionally. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Sunset tonight over San Francisco Bay with Western Gulls flying overhead. Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island and San Francisco Financial District in background. 📷 🌱 🌿 🌇 🪶 #Nature, #Landscape, #Photography, #nature, #Landscape+Nature Photos, #Nature Photo Feed

Snowy Egret flying close to the water along the shoreline of Emeryville Crescent on San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Chloe peeking out of cat tunnel. This new one is tall enough for them to walk through while standing up and they took to it immediately. Usually things need to age for months before they interact. ✨☀️🐈☀️✨ #Caturday! 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Good morning, all! Have a wonderful #Caturday. -Riley ✨☀️🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography

Last week there were four Willets peacefully looking for food along shoreline of San Francisco Bay. A Great Blue Heron was standing maybe 5-10' away. The GBH flew off and went right over them. You could see the black and white feathers of the Willets emerging as he went overhead.

California Ground Squirrel scurrying about on rip rap right next to Emeryville Crescent on San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

A cool, slightly windy, hazy afternoon in the San Francisco Bay Area. 📷 🌱 🌿 #Nature, #Landscape, #Photography, #nature, #Landscape+Nature Photos, #Nature Photo Feed

Willet, a large shorebird, standing in shallow water along shoreline of Emeryville Crescent on San Francisco Bay with a small crab in its beak. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Brown Pelicans floating around in a cove next to Trader Vic’s on San Francisco Bay. The two with brown feathers on their head are likely juveniles (from what I've read, not sure). 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Chloe and Riley. ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Great Blue Heron walking along shoreline of San Francisco Bay, across from Trader Vic's restaurant. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Now. Riley sitting on printer, under table right next to me at the computer. Not an uncommon occurrence. She wants me to leave the computer to play with her (which I will do). ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

California Towhee on rip rap next to San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Riley! ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

If you see this, quote post something Blue. 📷 #Landscape, #nature

Fishing the reservoir last evening.

Brown Pelican this morning gliding low over San Francisco Bay across from Emery Bay Marina. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Great Blue Heron this morning. He's about 30 or 40' up, mostly hidden in large Monterey Cypress. His eyes looked typical in the other shots, but this one he has it swiveled, looking below in very bright morning sun. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Yesterday, California poppies along shoreline of San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 #Nature, #Landscape, #Photography, #nature, #Landscape+Nature Photos, #Nature Photo Feed

Yesterday, in a bed of daisies next to San Francisco Bay, a group of ~15 adult Canada Goose with their fluffy, rapidly growing, Goslings. Most of the babies had adult feathers, but this one still had baby fluff. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

#HappyCaturday, to all from Riley & Chloe: 1) Riley is hiding under scratcher. 2) Chloe sees Riley. 3) Chloe can't believe what she's seeing, and 4) Walks over to investigate. Riley runs away (missed photo). ✨☀️🐾🐈☀️✨ 😻🐈 📷 #Tortie + Calico Cats, #Cats of BSKY, #CatsofBlueSky, #Cats, #Cats!

Early morning on the 4th of July, Great Blue Heron standing and looking for food at low tide. Right between Trader Vic's restaurant and Emery Cove Marina, San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos

Happy Fourth! Two Snowy Egrets about to bathe in fresh-salt water lagoon by San Francisco Bay. 📷 🌱 🌿 🪶 #Birds, #nature, #Nature Photo Feed, #Photography, #Landscape+Nature Photos