Category Archives: wildlife

Goslings En Masse

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Rob

Spring is the season for new life.  The geese had obviously been taking the task to heart because, as we walked around Bloedel Reserve, there was a large gathering of goslings.  It appeared to be that several families were mingling … Continue reading →

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Cormorants Lined Up for Inspection

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Rob

It’s been too long since we last had a cormorant on the blog.  Time to rectify that.  These are not action shots.  Instead, as we walked along the shoreline on Bainbridge Island, there was a wooden beam out in the … Continue reading →

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Sea Otter Tenant

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Rob

Our visit to the aquarium in Monterey was mainly indoors but we did step out onto the deck area to see what was out there in the rain. I didn’t have a camera with me other than my phone but … Continue reading →

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Shovelers Doing Their Thing

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Rob

The shoreline of San Francisco Bay has a bunch of ducks.  Of the ones I see a lot of, there are two main species.  The Mallards are a duck you will see almost anywhere.  The others are the Shovelers.  As … Continue reading →

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Flocking in Some Numbers

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Rob

I don’t know whether a murmuration is a thing specific to starlings or whether it applies to any large flocks of birds.  I was looking out across San Francisco Bay recently and there was a large flock of birds whirling … Continue reading →

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Egrets

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Rob

How about some photos of egrets?  They aren’t rare and they all look pretty similar but they are still an interesting looking bird and, since they like to hunt in the shallows, they end up being pretty close and therefore … Continue reading →

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The Raccoon Family Outing

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Rob

As a Brit living in the USA, there are certain animals that, when you see them, seem most unusual because you don’t have them on the other side of the pond.  Some of these are large creatures which people who … Continue reading →

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Rushing Grebes

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Rob

This post doesn’t have any images sadly but I am writing it so you can go online and check something out.  Nancy and I took a walk along the shoreline in Hayward.  We saw something strange out in the water … Continue reading →

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Nancy Gets the Geckos

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Rob

This time the shots I am sharing are not my own.  I was there when they were taken but these were taken by Nancy.  I was traveling light with one camera and a wide angle lens as we walked along … Continue reading →

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Moisture on the Lichen

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Rob

Rain forest conditions do tend to mean lots of moisture in the air.  That much moisture means perfect conditions for the growth of lichen.  The lichen do a great job of collecting the moisture from the air to keep them … Continue reading →

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