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Site in Molt

Many birds molt in August. They withdraw from their usual haunts to a private place, lose most or all of

This California Towhee was foraging in its usual way, on the ground, looking for seeds, sometimes scratching with both feet

Earlier in the summer — or late in the spring — I reported on birds that had missed the migration

I was watching this solo Black Oystercatcher on a rock off the east side of the seasonal Burrowing Owl sanctuary.

The fennel in many spots has reached the peak of its flowering, offering a bounty of pollen to all takers.

This Cabbage White butterfly looks like she’s been in some battles. The right wing has chewed-up edges and the left

Recently I posted images of the new crop of House Finches in the park. Although those were “newly hatched” for

I try very hard in this blog to say something positive about every bug, but I can’t think of one

The Willet is a familiar sight in the North Basin, but it usually wears a plain coat of gray, as

The full moon flexed its muscle today. Overnight it pulled up the waters of the North Basin over the seawalls

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