Last week I took a chance dodging the rain storms here in the Bay Area to go out for a sunrise hike in a nearby East Bay Regional Park. While I was hoping for an epic sunrise with patch clouds glowing in the pre-dawn light, I ended up with patch ground fog, no clouds, and…
Category Archives: Wildlife
Mystery Abstract Revealed & Wildlife Lighting Tip
Mystery Abstract Revealed So I had multiple guess on what this mystery abstract is: Guesses ranged from pine cone to metallic chicken. I can see how the sheen could lead someone to believe it’s metallic. But leave it to one of my high school classmates (proudly raised farm girl I might add) to guess it…
Cooper’s Hawk in the Backyard
Every now and again we’ll find a pile of gray bird feathers in our backyard, evidence that our local Cooper’s Hawk caught himself another meal. Yesterday my in-law mentioned how she saw the Cooper’s Hawk sitting on the bird bath we have in our back yard. And today the entire family was lucky enough to…
Today’s Good Deed: California Quail
Earlier this morning, as I was driving back home from a meeting, I came across a brood of about ten California Quail crossing a divided four lane road near my house. They were heading across my lanes and into the low bushes of the divide between the roads. This is one of the great things…
Photo: Hungry Mouths
A few years ago during a visit to Mendocino, I was walking down the main street of shops when I heard a ruckus from over my head. As I stepped back to look up, I saw a bird dart away and I spotted a barn swallow’s nest with four rather large chicks (one is hiding…
Photo: Gray Jay Biting into Bread Crumb
The reason these Gray Jays were landing next to the view point we stopped at in Olympic National Park was because someone had left some bread crumbs on the ground. While I make a point of not feeding wildlife I encounter in the field, the food left behind by someone else gave me the chance…
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