Barn Babies
It’s no secret that Barn Owls inhabit Cesar Chavez Park. It’s also hardly a secret that some of them sometimes
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The Meadow Owl Movie
The Burrowing Owl that settled in the meadow of the nature area on the north side of the park in
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An ABC of Birds
Serious birders are showing interest in Cesar Chavez Park and the North Basin Cove again. I will be co-heading a
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The Owls Came Back: The Movie
When the Burrowing Owls arrived in the fall of 2018, I was there almost every day, photographing and filming, and
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Windy Afternoon
On a sunny afternoon, the prevailing west wind swept a lone sailboat across the bay. In the park, the breeze
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Rip-Rap Concludes
In the second week of the rip-rap rehab project in the park, workers laid down heavy cloth over the old
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Supermoon Rising
The Vernal Equinox on Wednesday evening coincided with the rise of a supermoon. It’s the third supermoon of the year;
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The Off Leash Movie (1)
Cesar Chavez Park is part of the City of Berkeley. Berkeley dog laws apply. Dogs must be on leash everywhere
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A Coot Speaks
People all the time call Coots ducks. This American Coot is tired of it and wants to set the record
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Solstice: The Drama Below
The Winter Solstice this year put on two spectacular shows, one in the sky, the other on earth. The water
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Amazing Solstice
The anticipated double happiness solstice almost didn’t come off. Morning rain and heavy overcast until midafternoon seemed to doom the
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Pelicans in Slow Motion
It was one of those days when Brown Pelicans, three of them, were hunting in the southern portion of the
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Happy Kite Fest
The happiest place to be in the Bay Area this weekend was the 2018 Kite Fest at Cesar Chavez Park
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North Basin: The Video
The North Basin is the body of water between Cesar Chavez Park and the Berkeley mainland. When I first started
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Injured Coast Guard Bird Hauled Away Safe
A Coast Guard search and rescue helicopter experienced electrical problems and its flight crew brought it in for an unscheduled landing
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Flare Station Demolition, Day Two
The old flare station, built amidst controversy in 1989, is gone. A crew from Innovative Construction Solutions (ICS), aided by
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Flare station demolition, day one
The old flare station at the park, running since 1989, is being replaced by a newer model built alongside. The
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The Porta-Pottie Movie (1)
Started this movie this afternoon (Sunday) just upwind from the pair of porta-potties on the easterly end of Spinnaker Way.
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Better Bathrooms goes to City Council – the video
At a special working session of City Council in the afternoon of Tuesday March 24, I had the opportunity to speak
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