Owl and Squirrel
The Second Owl — the one that perches in plain view in the central circle of the Burrowing Owl Sanctuary
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Mammals
Owls’ First Month
December 2 is the first monthiversary of the two Burrowing Owls now in Cesar Chavez Park. This is quite a
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Water Pusher
Something was moving a lot of water on the shallow eastern shore of the park. Circular bow waves pushed this
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Owl in Action
Wildlife photographer Rick Lewis had the patience and the luck to catch the Second Owl doing something more active than
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Third Otter
Seeing a River Otter here is a rare treat. I saw one in March 2019, and photographer James Kusz saw
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Owls Active
The First Owl, tucked away under its canopy of dried California Poppy, came alert to the sound of a dog
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Red-tail’s Revenge
On October 15 I published a photo by Phil Rowntree showing a Red-tailed Hawk apparently fleeing a Ground Squirrel that
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Out and Down
A park visitor stopped me to ask whether I’d seen the Harbor Seal. I hadn’t, and it had vanished again.
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Crazy Squirrel
We’re accustomed to thinking of big raptors like this Red-tailed Hawk terrorizing little mammals such as Ground Squirrels. But photographer
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Top of a Rock
They were so cute I couldn’t resist. It helps to know there was a stiff wind blowing from left to
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Deer Next Door
I normally only publish photos of wildlife that occurs in Cesar Chavez Park, but photographer Phil Rowntree’s images of a
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Rooting Around
There was plenty of stand-up squirrel food, and several squirrels were taking advantage of it, but this little family had
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Stand-up Lunch
In other seasons, we often see Ground Squirrels digging for their food. In spring, lunch waves in the breeze, and
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Good News, Bad News
The good news is that there is a newly seen mammal in the park: an opossum. The bad news is
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Hotel Breakfast
Some hotels offer guests a free buffet breakfast. The hungry traveler can fuel up there for the day’s adventures. This
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Yummy Sage
I always get a kick out of our familiar Ground Squirrels when they leave the ground and climb up into
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Lion v. Leopard
It was mortal combat between a lion and a leopard, and you didn’t have to go to the Serengeti to
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Weeds Begone
With a growing squad of volunteer park stewards at work, the weeds in the Native Plant Area of the park
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Bushy-Tailed
Ground Squirrel mating season is upon us, and here was another male hot to trot. I’m not totally sure about
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Morning Skunk
Photographer Phil Rowntree, whose work will be familiar to many readers of this blog, saw this striped skunk at about
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Showing Off
I’ve seen Ground Squirrels in praying monk position countless times. They squat on their haunches, torso upright, with paws folded
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