Delta Wanderings XXII – Aug 2017 -- “A Classic Delta August"

September 07, 2017 • 1 Comment

The big event throughout the country this August was the Total Eclipse of the Sun. Although not in the band of totality we had a pretty good viewing of the Solar Eclipse here in Discovery Bay, Ca.

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As the sun began to disappear the natives became restless and frightened

Peak coverage in Discovery Bay, 37' North Latitude

Solar Eclipse
At it's peak we got about 81% totality as the moon moved in front of the sun around 10am. I used an 840mm lens equivalent shielded with a solar filter and took about 100 shots over a 1 hour 40 minute time frame and created a composite image with 13 frames. Yellow color from solar filter. The next total Solar Eclipse visible in the US will be in 7 years on April 8, 2024

Great Blue Heron

“A Classic Delta August"

The milder temperatures we had in July were replaced in August with some extreme highs as temps soared to over 110’. As the summer seemed to get hotter and hotter with hazy skies and somewhat muggy weather our bays and sloughs seemed to pick up in water sports activities as people headed to the water to cool down. Our somewhat bland July sunsets were replaced with some pretty spectacular sunrise and sunset skies as smoke from several California wildfires led to some vivid red and orange skies. It was a classic Delta August.

Busy times in Indian Slough

The Great Egret, a tall, stately white wader of quiet waters

Discovery Bay Marina Pano

Sheriff on the move

Click above photo for Indian Slough time lapse

Great Egret

Full Moon over Discovery Bay Lighthouse

Bindingless Waterskiing

What a nice way to cruise around Discovery Bay

Cruising the Levees

Full Moon arising

Great Blue Heron

Mt Diablo sunset from Beaver Bay

Indian Slough Farm

Sunset thru the old Kellogue Creek Barn

Mobile Party Barge, a hunk of dock with a motor

Paragliding over Discovery Bay

A favorite hiding spot for the Sheriff

Coming soon to a wine bottle near you

Great Egrets

Ultralight fly over

Beaver chewing on Hyacinth roots

Pacific Pond Turtle, these guys are pretty skittish

Hawk

River Otter

We came across 3 youngsters wandering with their mom

Sunset paddle in Beaver Bay

Captain Morgan's Delta Adventures

Group of adolescent Great Egrets

Great Blue Heron

A new popular water toy, Floating Foam Mats

Click above photo to see water slide video

A Drone's eye view

A great way to spend a hot afternoon

Hot nights make for great outdoor movies

Tubing Fun

Learning how to fish

Cruising Vasco Road, light traffic what a relief!

Kellogue Creek Barn

Mt. Diablo Sunset

Although not in the Delta I thought I would share a night at Wente Winery with Smokey Robinson. Click above photo to see video

If you missed my last "Delta Wanderings -- Back to Nature" blog post check it out at: http://billklipp.zenfolio.com/blog/2017/7/delta-wanderings-xx-june-2017--back-to-nature

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Catherine Winton(non-registered)

Thank you soooo much for sharing these absolutely beautiful photos, Bill. Always enjoy them !!! Please keep sharing.

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