My cousin Jenifer was in town for a few days and we went up to the Palo Alto Baylands to photograph some of the local wildlife. Unfortunately, we found out that the visitor center has cut back their hours and is closed completely on Mondays. We hiked around a little, and found some of the local swallows sitting still for a change (normally they ( Read more... )

The past few weekends haven't been too exciting: bad weather, bad allergies, bad yard work, etc. This weekend the weather was pretty good, and I got out for some hiking and photography ( Read more... )

I just want to say: "Waterproof Sunblock" is misnamed on both counts.

I went out to the Palo Alto Baylands today. The egrets are finally there and building nests -- a bit later than the past 3 years. Many of the night heron babies are already flying, although a few were still in the nest. I thought there were fewer egrets this year until I ( Read more... )

I spent most of my day at Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Alviso. It was the "South Bay Bird Fest" aka "Migratory Bird Day", and I volunteered to help ( Read more... )