Here is the object of my desire... a great horned owl. We hear them often at night and sometimes see them. Tonight we even had one fly right over our head only a few feet away. But try and take a picture of one with a iPhone! Not going to happen. Low light of dusk. Need to zoom in. Just no way to get a decent picture.
Here is the tree where he was hanging out and hooting. A live oak over looking a grassy field and with ravine behind it.
This photo shows the grassy fields with the oak trees peeking up from the ravine. Again sorry for the low light. We have been going for walks at dusk to watch the owls. There are both barn owls and great horned owls that hunt in these fields. I have been extremely frustrated that I haven't been able to document and share.
Ok here's another horrible picture with an interesting subject. This little guy was in our drive way when we walked back home.
But we lit him up and got close enough from a couple of quality shots to end this post.
I'm pretty sure he is a California tree frog. As opposed to a Pacific tree frog. I mean yes he is a tree frog living in California but there is an indigenous species :)
Dublin, California. September 30, 2018. All photos original.