Friday, March 13, 2026

Jerusalem Cricket

 

Jerusalem Cricket, North Lake, Golden Gate Park

I was surprised to see this creature roaming back and forth over the paved surface of the service road on the west side of North Lake today. This niƱa de la tierra seemed to be overwhelmed by a relatively huge expanse of very hard earth. It crossed back and forth a few times, coming close to the vegetated borders but not going quite far enough, until finally it made it into the grass. I was surprised none of the local birds, including the crows in the trees overhead, swooped down to make a meal of it.


Cricket's-eye View


Red-shouldered Hawk, Western Golden Gate Park
(from Wednesday; it's foggy down there today)


Cricket on the Move

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