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Thursday, May 29, 2025

Finding Balance

 

Anna's Hummingbird Sticks the Landing, Grandview Park

I often find myself caught between the desire to explore nature beyond the city, and the desire to just appreciate what I've got within walking and biking distance. I've gotten so far out of the car habit that it seems onerous to get back into it. I know there's a balance to strike in there somewhere, and eventually that balance will probably reveal itself.


The container ship YM Ubiquity heads out the Golden Gate on its way to Taiwan.


A resident hummingbird keeps his eyes peeled for interlopers.


Video clips with a white-crowned sparrow and a hummingbird.


Junco With a Beak Full of Bugs


I wasn't seeing brown creepers at all, and now I'm seeing them every day. However, it's still rare to see one in the sun.


This one, above the Fuchsia Dell in Golden Gate Park, even stopped in the sun's warmth to preen its feathers.




California Poppies on the Edge of Metson Lake

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