A group of male and female Green-winged Teal ducks, which are North America's smallest dabbling ducks. Both species have a vibrant green wing patch. The males have a cinnamon-red head with a wide, iridescent green stripe, grey speckled sides, and a white vertical shoulder bar. The females are mottled brown with a dark, muted look. The ducks were perched on brown logs in the blue waters of the Petaluma River, with dried yellow grasses along the edge of the river. There are reflections of most of the birds in the water. Seen at Shollenberger Park in Petaluma, California on a sunny January afternoon.

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #FourOrMore -- 4 or more birds in 1 photo. These #Green-wingedTeal ducks were taking a nap together along a bank of the #PetalumaRiver (Petaluma, CA - 1/31/22) 😴💚🪶

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Morning On The River The scene opens in the hush of early morning, when the world is still holding its breath. A soft golden light spills across the Petaluma River, the kind of light that feels warm even before the sun has fully risen. The sky is painted in layered hues—deep amber near the horizon, fading upward into pale yellow and hints of lavender. These colors ripple across the water’s surface, creating a mirror so smooth it feels almost unreal, as if the river has turned to glass. A long, graceful bridge stretches across the frame, its silhouette dark and clean against the glowing sky. The structure feels quiet and steady, like a sentinel watching over the river. Its reflection doubles it, forming a perfect archway of shadow and light on the water below. Along the riverbanks, the land is still wrapped in the coolness of dawn. Trees and grasses appear as soft, dark shapes, their details muted by the low light. There’s a faint sense of mist in the air—something you can almost feel on your skin, cool and delicate, carrying the earthy scent of river water and waking soil. The entire scene radiates calm. Nothing is moving. The water is still. The sky is slowly brightening. It’s the kind of moment that feels both intimate and expansive, as if you’re witnessing the world quietly turning toward a new day.

Morning On The River

Petaluma is located in Southern Sonoma County just north of Marin County. Since the early days Petaluma has been primarily an agricultural city although the products have shifted over time.
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Chinese New Year Party

Chinese New Year Party in Petaluma CA. Great food even on this rainy day!
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Petaluma River II The scene opens on a quiet stretch of the Petaluma River at what feels like the first warm breath of the morning. The light is soft and honey‑gold, the kind that settles gently over everything it touches. It glows across the water’s surface, turning the river into a smooth sheet of warm color—amber near the horizon, shifting into cooler silvery blues as it approaches the foreground. A yellow sailboat sits anchored near the center of the frame, its hull catching the sunlight so vividly that it seems to radiate its own warmth. The boat’s reflection stretches downward in the water, slightly blurred and trembling with the river’s movement. A faint wake trails from its bow—just enough to show that the current is stronger than it looks, tugging steadily downstream. On either side of the river, the banks are lined with tall reeds and muted winter grasses, their textures soft and feathery in the coming light. They lean slightly, shaped by the breeze and the season. Behind them, the land rises gently into low, rolling hills, their silhouettes softened by distance and the warm haze of the setting sun. The sky is a delicate gradient—peach near the horizon, deepening into pale blue as it rises. Thin, wispy clouds drift across it, catching just enough light to glow at the edges. The air feels cool but calm, carrying the scent of wet earth, river mud, and the faint tang of brackish water.

Petaluma River II

The Petaluma River is typically a very lazy river with a nice calming affect for those that can find the time to sit and enjoy it.

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American avocets

A pair of #AmericanAvocet feeding in the mud flat of #Petaluma, #California. These birds are in their monotone winter plumage. Taken December 2024.

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Great Egret flying in Petaluma, CA

It was a cold and foggy day. This #GreatEgret flying off in the distance with a hint of sunset peeking through was the best I could do. Taken December 2024 in #Petaluma, #California.
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Great egret in flight

A #GreatEgret flies near the #PetalumaRiver. Taken in #petaluma, #california in November, 2024.

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