Battle Creek Wildlife Area, 5/12/06

These pictures are from a May 12, 2006 trip to the Tehama County side of the Battle Creek Wildlife Area. The location can be accessed by hiking uphill from a gravel turnout just south of Battle Creek on the east side of Jellys Ferry Road. Most of the pictures were taken at a pond on the south side of the wildlife area. [Best viewed at 1280x1024 resolution or better. If resolution is 1024x768, increased viewing area can be gained by pressing F11 key, which toggles the "Full Screen" mode on and off.]

vivid dancer

Vivid Dancer, young? male.
vivid dancer

Vivid Dancer, male.
pacific forktail

Pacific Forktails in wheel.
western pondhawk

Western Pondhawk, female.
western pondhawk

Western Pondhawk, female.

© 2006 Ray Bruun