Nature illuminated in Coyote Hills Regional Park

The magic begins when the sun sets, reflecting off the bay water and revealing Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont. The “golden hour” is a photographer’s favorite palette, because the setting sun bathes the hills, the swamps, the animals and the visitors in warm light. The deer appears and increases the dark sky.

Photos by Dai Sugano

Sunset illuminates a dormant large attraction at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, on December 3, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Sunset illuminates a dormant large circle of frost on December 3, 2024.
A California scrub-jay takes off from a branch along the Quail Trail in Coyote Hills Regional Park on November 29, 2024 (DAI SUGANO/BAY AREA NEWS Group)
A California scrub-jay takes off from a branch along the quail trail on November 29, 2024.
Hikers are silhouetted by the sunset while walking the Soaproot Trail at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, Calif., on December 1, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Hikers are guided by sunset on the Sockroot Trail on December 1, 2024.
Two different species of lichen grow on a rock at Coyote Hills Regional Park on December 1, 2024 in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Two different species of lichen grow on a rock on December 1, 2024.
Cyclists view the view of San Francisco Bay from the Bayview Trail, one of 12 trails in Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, on December 1, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group).
Cyclists view the view of San Francisco Bay from Bayview Trail, one in every of 12 trails in Coyote Hills Regional Park on December 1, 2024.
Northern Shoveler Ducks search for food in one of the swamps at Coyote Hills Regional Park on November 29, 2024 in Fremont, California (DAI SUGANO/BAY AREA NEWS Group)
Northern Shoveler Ducks search for food in one in every of the swamps on November 29, 2024.
Layers of ancient rocks modified by tectonic activity over millions of years are visible along hiking trails in Coyote Hills Regional Park on November 29, 2024 in Fremont, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group).
Layers of ancient stones, modified by tectonic activity over hundreds of thousands of years, are visible along the paths on November 29, 2024.
Hikers view the view of San Francisco Bay at sunset from Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, on December 27, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group).
Hikers view the view of San Francisco Bay at sunset from Coyote Hills Regional Park on December 27, 2024.
After sunset, turkeys rest on branches as hikers walk nearby at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, Calif. (DAI SUGANO/BAY AREA NEWS Group), December 1, 2024.
After sunset, turkeys rest on branches while hikers walk nearby on December 1, 2024.
Sunset illuminates seaweed in San Francico Bay from Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, on December 9, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
Sunset illuminates seaweed in San Francisco Bay on December 9, 2024 in San Francisco Bay.
A pair of deer walks after sunset at Coyote Hills Regional Park in Fremont, California, on December 9, 2024 (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
A pair of deer after sunset on December 9, 2024.

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