A Day in Nature: Ed Levin Park & Calero Park
Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA Calero County Park, San Jose, CA March 13, 2023 Favorite sightings from a day, between storms, enjoying Sandy [...]
Catch of the Day: Surprising Snow
Catch of the Day*: Surprising Snow Cooley Landing Park, Palo Alto, CA 3/2023 You’ve probably been reading about the recent historic snowfalls in California. Where I am now in [...]
A Fragment of Sky
I was startled to see a male mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) at a bayside park in Palo Alto, CA. Surprised, because it is called [...]
Nature Quote: “little birds”
“may my heart always be open to little birds who are the secrets of living” - E. E. Cummings The little birds of the [...]
Who is The Gray Ghost?
Although some birds have several common names, only a few have what I would call a nickname. These names, from what I can tell, [...]
The Song of Coyotes
The Song of the Coyotes Los Altos Hills, CA November 2022 We were warned about the local coyotes when we arrived to dog-sit for [...]
Nature Quote: “A Bird is a Bird”
A bird is a bird; you hear its song, but you cannot seize the notes to make them continue. It just is, and is gone, and you feel the [...]
Catch of the Day – The Coot’s Photogenic Feet
Catch of the Day - The Coot’s Photogenic Feet American coots are one of the most common waterbirds I see. I rarely photograph them, partly because they are so [...]
Catch of the Day – Black-tailed Jack Rabbit
Baylands Nature Preserve Palo Alto, CA November 2022 These large rabbits were hiding among some leafless shrubs, which means they were not well hidden. The sun shone behind them, [...]
Meet the Stagmomantis Californica!
The gardener was bent over an outdoor chair with her iPhone. What could she be photographing, I wondered? Getting closer, I saw the long [...]