A Typical Day at Baylands Nature Preserve
A Typical Day at Baylands Nature Preserve Near where we are currently staying is a stretch of public land called Baylands Nature Preserve, managed [...]
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, [...]
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 – 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, [...]
Pine Siskin and Blue Spruce – Catch of the Day
Flagstaff, AZ October 2022 There is a short loop I can walk in my neighborhood. It goes by houses and on the FUTS, Flagstaff Urban Trail System. The trail [...]
The Hobbit Owls of the West
Sonny Bono National Wildlife Refuge Calipatria, CA March 2022 I don’t normally go to extremes to get photographs. I am an image opportunist, a scavenger [...]
The Pied-billed Grebe
Grebes are a special group of diving aquatic birds found in both marine and, more commonly, fresh water. They differ from ducks in a [...]
Return to the Cormorants
Return to the Cormorants Natural Bridges State Park Santa Cruz, CA Spring 2022 Notice, I did not say “Return OF the Cormorants” although they have returned to their nesting [...]