Gulls Crabbing
Low tide is a dangerous time for the crabs that live on the edges of the North Basin. These Western
Read moreLow tide is a dangerous time for the crabs that live on the edges of the North Basin. These Western
Read moreThis gull has a problem. It’s snagged a chunk of protein, probably a mussel, but the good stuff is locked
Read moreThis gull, and then three more, were cawing up a storm just off the eastern shore of the park. I
Read morePelicans, cormorants, and gulls combined in a mad feeding frenzy this morning, tracking a school of fish that erred into
Read moreKids love to play with balls, and this juvenile gull (I’m guessing it’s a Western) is no exception. Somehow a
Read moreI’ve been searching for Burrowing Owls in their usual haunts almost daily — sometimes twice daily — since the beginning
Read moreI’ve noticed it before. Sometimes a bird wants its portrait done. It will sit still, unafraid. It will turn this
Read moreThe North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started
Read moreThe big news in the park this past week was the rain. Soon those brown hills will be green. In
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