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Explore the wild places of California with an adventuring woman with a camera and pen. Photo essays about nature, especially the Sierra Nevada, as seen through the eyes of a naturalist. Nature is calling!
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Hummingbird family
Hummingbirds are adorably cute, no doubt about it. Feisty, fast, easy to entice with a nectar filled feeder. But seeing a hummingbird nest filled with young is a very elusive thing, something I've only encountered in a hummingbird house in a zoo. B...
Hummingbirds galore!
It is an amazing thing to be able to stand on my upper balcony and have little wings fan my face as dozens of black chinned hummingbirds vie for a spot at one of the two feeders filled with sugar water, in the middle of February! I typically hang a ...
Hummingbird and vivid orange blossoms
Hummingbirds, with their high pitched chirping and rapidly whirring wings, seem to find flowers with nectar in many locations, including where one least expects them, like on a school campus amidst the hustle and bustle of college life and classes. ...
Peacocks, a totally non-native creature
The peafowl is not native to the Americas, but it certainly can be found in many locations, and in some areas, they run wild and seem to adapt to local conditions fairly well, filling a niche probably similar to that of the wild turkey, which is an A...
Solving a scat puzzle
Have you ever gone for a walk and saw something that puzzled you, then tried deciphering whatever it was that had you baffled? In my case, I was out on a trail where it was hot and dry, then the terrain changed and there was a grassy area and sudden...
Geese and Gravel
I took a little trip to northern California this past week, and discovered the area has been taken over by Canadian Geese! I spent a week very close to the Russian River, in the Healdsburg area. Each morning and evening geese flew by, honking and he...
Hawks, mother and young
Out for an early morning walk, I took my camera along, hoping to see some wild things down near the river. The large cottonwood trees attract hawks, and as I scanned the sky line, I saw what appeared to be two birds off in the distance. They weren't ...
Heron with fish
At first glance, it appears to be a Great Blue Heron with a fish. Unfortunately, there is a bit of fishing line hanging from the heron's bill too. (click to enlarge). I sat along the shore of the lower Kern River this morning, having spied this hero...
What is it?
Tall, graceful, gray and patient, ever watchful and quick to exit an area if a human gets too near. Add skinny legs and an appetite for fish and what comes to mind? Great Blue Herons inhabitat the Kern River drainage all year long, including the lowe...
