Chestnut-backed Chickadee in Oak Woodlands, Golden Gate Park When I recently found out one of my neighbors had put up a nest box for chick...

  Black Oystercatcher Foraging Below Cliff House What would nature in San Francisco be without birds?! For me, at least, it would mean far l...

  Red-necked Phalarope, Blue Heron Lake I was watching the great blue heron nest when I noticed a strange, small bird on the lake. As it got...

  Pipevine Swallowtail Feeding on Buckeye Nectar There were lots of pipevine swallowtail butterflies in the San Francisco Botanical Garden a...

  White-crowned Sparrow in Lupine Bush, Grandview Park Whenever I don't have time to get out for a longer jaunt, I can at least stroll o...

  Pied-billed Grebe & Grebelet, Blue Heron Lake So much sunshine in San Francisco this week. I'm feeling spoiled, and loving it.  I...