Montaña De Oro State Park and Wilder Ranch State Park compared to Orkney, Scotland.
Dipper Ranch and Nature of a Man
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Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
herons, kingfisher, and red admirals
Over the past few weeks and especially this past weekend, the birds have returned to hunt and rest in the morning, from Boatworks to Fisherman's Wharf:
great blue heron - also perches in the Presidio pines above the Rec Trail, like last year
great egret - have been seeing them spottily for weeks
snowy egret - newest arrivals of the typical trio
black-crowned night heron adult & juvenile - also perches in the pine among the willow trees, like last year (wondered if juvenile might be a juvenile green heron - not likely)
kingfisher - only the second time I've seen it this season
laughing gulls - Heermann's
The red admirals have been going gangbusters ever since July. Sometimes swirling flirting with west coast ladies starting around 4 in the afternoon on west facing, tall back-dropped spots, like in park below balcony (oak and Monterey pine) and cypress tree row along Rec Trail at ped crossing between Antiques Mall and Monterey Plaza Hotel. Today at home, saw red admirals chasing passing monarch butterflies. Definite uptick in monarchs since the first week of October.
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