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| Nuttall's Woodpecker Near Bison Paddock |
The cedar waxwings that hang out in the eucalyptus trees on the north side of the Bison Paddock were apparently feeding on pokeberries today. I saw a couple fly out from one of the many bushes and walked toward it through the tall grass, accidentally flushing out another dozen or so waxies that had been out of view on the far side. I couldn't find any ripe berries and wondered if they were eating them green. The birds refused to come back down while I was there.
I caught part of Science Friday on NPR today, during a segment on astronauts and their families. I liked the parts where the astronauts describe how viewing our little Earth suspended in the vast darkness of space opens them up to a deep appreciation for this life-giving planet of ours, and to the fact that all of humanity lives on it and is equally and utterly dependent on it. They see how we're all in this world together, and what they feel is love -- love toward, not just their immediate families, but the family of fellow human beings.
If only everyone could get a taste of what they had.
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| Biking up to Mt. Tam yesterday I noticed they've nearly completed a new path down to Fort Baker from the North Vista Point of the bridge. Assuming it'll be open to bikes, I'm looking forward to checking out the new route. |
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| On my way through Sausalito I saw a crow fly down into the street in front of me, then hop over to check out a road-killed squirrel before flying back up into some trees as I passed by. Seeing the squirrel, I went back and moved it off the road. |
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| Someone moved the Farrallon Islands a lot closer to shore! That's how it looked when I first took in the view. |
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| Solitary Oak |
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| Looking Down on the Matt Davis Trail & Pacific Ocean |
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| I was surprised to see a red-throated loon in Coyote Creek. |
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| This is what the wasp nest looks like today. Battered pieces of the nest littered the ground. Raccoons are capable of doing something like this. The park staff are more likely to use pesticide (photo from this post). |
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| The cedar waxwings played hard to get, but the Nuttall's woodpecker was a little more accommodating. |
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| The two "babies" are growing up fast at Blue Heron Lake. |
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| The geese were honking at something I couldn't see. I only noticed the turtles at their feet when I zoomed in with my camera. |
Very brief video of a deer checking out the trail cam, and another hanging out in its day bed.
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