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Working Couple

This pair of Mallards was working the rip-rap along the north shore of the park, eating the thin hairy seaweed

House Finches have made a home for themselves in the park. Flocks of them, sometimes a hundred strong, swarm around

As noted here previously, the City has contracted with Hyphae Designs to do a citywide restroom study. The study is

This is, I believe, the same Great Egret I saw on October 25. It’s a large, magnificent specimen. It stood

Black Oystercatchers seem to prefer the North Basin waters on the east side of the park. Or maybe I see

Birds aren’t the only ones that feed on fennel seeds. Ground squirrels know what’s good, too. This individual stood tall

Brown Pelicans have been visiting the North Basin in modest numbers this past week, while my camera was busy with

Telling Horned Grebes apart from Eared Grebes when both are in winter plumage can tie even experienced birders in knots.

The attraction for me this morning wasn’t the Horned Grebes; I’d photographed them earlier. It was the water. Almost glassy,

Sunny skies and moderate temperatures greeted the 20 or so participants in this morning’s birdwalk at the park, led by