With the harshest parts of the COVID-19 pandemic finally behind us, we’ve been able to resume travel around the holidays to see family in Virginia.
House Finch
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When driving from Oakland to Berkeley along I-80/I-580, you’re likely to see 1) a lot of traffic and 2) Berkeley’s Aquatic Park, a respite from said traffic. Interestingly, the lagoon was created in the process of paving the interstate when it cut into the edge of the San Francisco Bay.
I haven’t ventured out much this year and missed out on seeing another season of nests around the area. Thankfully, a few families of birds seemed to have taken to the nearby courtyard and I managed to catch them teaching juvenile birds how to fly.
On a short walk home, I heard a bird song that was different and something flying around in a heavily foliaged tree. I came back a few minutes later to investigate with my camera. I could still see something quickly moving around the tree, but it was too covered to […]
Lake Turlock is a large body of water in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Unlike the coastline, the “Central Valley” is relatively flat, warm, and is the most productive agricultural region of the world. It is also a part of the Pacific Flyway and is inviting to many birds […]
Just a few BART train stops away is Berkeley, a city home to the University of California, Berkeley, about 100,000 residents, and lots of suburban animals.
Many of San Francisco’s natural water sources have been filled or paved over and even the bay is not as large as it once was. But nature is coming back with our help.