I went for a brief walk in Golden Gate Park on Saturday with my friend Debey, and there were few birds about. We did see: A fledgling American Robin and It’s mother. Happy Monday!
Archive for June, 2007
Fledgling American Robin
Posted in Birding, Nature, Photography on 18 June, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Wildflowers, but few birds, at Bon Tempe Lake (Marin, California)
Posted in Birding, Hiking, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 12 June, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Yesterday (Sunday) Sarah, her mother Diane, and I went for a hike around Bon Tempe Lake in the Marin Municipal Water District. I was looking forward to seeing what was blooming compared to the last time we were here, in early March. We hit the trail at around 11:30 under sunny skies and low-70s temperatures, [...]
Birding at the Baylands
Posted in Birding, Nature, Photography on 7 June, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Yesterday was another fine day for a walk at the Palo Alto Baylands after work, if a tad gusty. Immediately upon exiting my car at the Duck Pond, my ears were assaulted by the sound of hundreds of egrets, the adults squabbling and the newly-hatched juveniles begging for food. It’s really quite a comical sound [...]
Woohoo – HOPU!
Posted in Birding, Nature, Photography, Wildflowers on 4 June, 2007 | 7 Comments »
After reading reports of a rare influx of Horned Puffins (HOPU) along the San Mateo coast, Sarah & I decided to head over on Saturday and see if we could find one. Our first stop was at Pillar Point in Princeton-by-the-sea, a small seaside fishing hamlet about 25 miles south of San Francisco. We’ve birded [...]
“Mind of the Raven” by Bernd Heinrich
Posted in Birding, Books on 2 June, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“Mind of the Raven: Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds” is very high on my list of the best nature-writing I’ve read to date. Heinrich, who has written several book about ravens, here examines myriad aspects of their complex lives, from play behavior, mating, following (or leading) predators. From numerous field studies, as well as controlled [...]
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I am an avid nature lover and amateur photographer, living in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury. On this blog, you will find photos and narratives from birdwatching outings, hikes, as well as any other random travels. For more information, see here.Copyright
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