Empty Talons
This young Cooper’s Hawk hadn’t read his hunting manual. I first saw him perched on a rock at the water’s
Read moreThis young Cooper’s Hawk hadn’t read his hunting manual. I first saw him perched on a rock at the water’s
Read moreIt may seem trivial to worry about fire damage to one little oak tree in the park when historic wildfires
Read moreOne Coot is a carbon copy of another, but Rock Pigeons wear distinct feather fashions. Pigeon fanciers have a complex
Read morePigeons don’t get enough respect. It’s partly their own fault for swarming city parks and pestering people to the point
Read moreI’ve been searching for Burrowing Owls in their usual haunts almost daily — sometimes twice daily — since the beginning
Read moreThe unusual colors of this Rock Pigeon struck me as very pretty, and I made this short video to show
Read moreWhen a Parks worker knocks down and churns up a stand of weeds with a riding mower, the wake behind
Read moreAs I observed before, pigeons don’t usually congregate in this park in large numbers. I see two, or maybe three
Read morePigeons are common in city parks, but not in Cesar Chavez. Crows, gulls, blackbirds, swallows, several other winged creatures make
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