https://mccauley.photos/blog daily 0.75 2025-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1459885167191-N337DHKW1ENCKMS14M8I/5N6A9244-Editsq.jpg Blog https://mccauley.photos/blog/2025/7/22/panama monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753229589775-RQ7PVKCEN644GQGE7PWN/DSC04442-Enhanced-NR-Edit-sq-2.jpg Blog - Panama Stripe-throated Hermit (Phaethornis striigularis). Sony A7RIV & 280mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225934501-6D300TUXMRFFOQ44IOFM/DSC04581-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Hoffmann's two-toed sloth. This was taken at the Gamboa Wildlife Sanctuary but we also saw them in the wild. Sony A7RIV & 200mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225930645-2HJ1FR25P4W3H00ZE5LE/DSC04499-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Northern Tamandua, a tree-climbing anteater. We saw one in the wild climbing in a tree feeding on a termite nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226407761-66SRXUDP1W6QPXH8L920/IMG_0818-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Eric, one of our guides. Having a scope was great to look at the birds and animals high up in the dark tropical forest canopy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225696125-TJ8OHDM3HYQYRYJ9YVLZ/DSC04268-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus). We also saw other Toucans, like the Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus torquatus) and Yellow-throated Toucan (Ramphastos ambiguus) Sony A7RIV & 280mm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225594394-08XDMJB6ZVI7OT4J58P7/2025-06-27+06.40.01-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi). A family of tamarins at Canopy Tower grooming after they ate some bananas. Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225593294-OQOM8FTY4CORZP16L5O5/2025-06-27+06.28.00-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Sunrise view at Canopy Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226497114-PMI58C2BTHGZHK8V1K80/IMG_1066-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Night tour Gamboa park (Canopy Tower) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225589242-0WPJ3AM1QPOTIU5LMZG8/2025-06-26+16.30.04-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena) Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225589901-1UI4UUCP1AMH4AZWXBYF/2025-06-26+16.38.30-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Whooping Motmot (Momotus subrufescens) at San Lorenzo National Park Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225596270-8V75J8CZZDX3I0NOKHAW/2025-06-27+10.14.58-sq.jpg Blog - Panama White-whiskered Puffbird (Malacoptila panamensis) sitting very still on our walk down Canopy Tower's Semaphore hill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225596979-DTS78WAX97MPVEX4XWA4/2025-06-28+10.26.49-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata). We saw a female carrying a baby upon our arrival at Canopy Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225681905-GEI781TV9ZV4549GRNQJ/2025-06-28+10.45.13-sq.jpg Blog - Panama White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus) at Pipeline Road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225682251-D8QIWWWDBM2HXGVSPVVY/2025-07-01+15.26.21-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) at Summit Botanical Gardens. We also saw another bird in the Nightjar family, Common Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) at night at Gamboa Park. Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225690380-HBO7TK46A22FITI7VJBX/DSC04203-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata). They were everywhere, especially at the Summit Botanical Gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225691149-VWZ2QUIN8TIYWY6SE461/DSC04218-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Slaty-tailed Trogon (Trogon massena). We also saw White-tailed Trogon (Trogon chionurus), Gartered Trogon (Trogon caligatus) and Collared Trogon (Trogon collaris). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225881969-WP0AF7UV5D4G5YHZ545C/DSC04241-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Bicolored Antbird (Gymnopithys bicolor) at Soberania National Park https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225699476-LGA6AM404EP8GSWHO91V/DSC04303-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Black-cheeked Woodpecker (Melanerpes pucherani). Male with golden yellow forehead and a red crown and nape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225705032-4BDDVZUZJ74WFLLE0IV1/DSC04346-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama White-vented Plumeleteer (Chalybura buffonii). The white vent is located on the underside at the base of the tail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225707359-VQJTZKTNY0KNI0Y7EMCC/DSC04380-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Male and female Barred Antshrike (Thamnophilus doliatus) at Ammo Ponds. The male with the black-and-white bars or ‘convict stripes’ is ‘escaping’ the barbed wire prison with the aid of the female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225933954-V3KT4ZCXGYOFE4ERECEE/DSC04545-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Rothschild’s Porcupine (Coendou rothschildi) at the Gamboa Wildlife Center. They are nocturnal and we were lucky to see one in the wild on our night walk on Semaphore Hill at Canopy Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225687438-TDGOAUDR7K2V0SXDUMQW/2025-07-03+07.54.27-sq.jpg Blog - Panama With one of our guides, Eric, at Canopy Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225939999-1AC8UXYL4LV8XTQBF464/DSC04634-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Yellow-headed Gecko (Gonatodes albogularis). Male and female look alike. This is likely a female, as the male would sport blue spot facial markings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225939912-QD1H4EOQ1ICL6P3BP6MW/DSC04648-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Brown-throated or Three-toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226140276-14Y1KAX4LVPYLO3VGFJS/DSC04662-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Crab-eating Raccoons (Procyon cancrivorus). We encountered this male with a female on the beach at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Punta Culebra Nature Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226139619-G5SKJRJ30ZFYPD3YDW9C/DSC04707-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama This Geoffroy's tamarin (Saguinus geoffroyi) tooth stuck out which gave it the 'meanest look' of all the cute little faces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226143707-AN1IB2S0CNUFZFDIDEA5/DSC04708-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Green iguana (Iguana iguana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226144364-0F5FL3GAUCUWOSSW5M69/DSC04714-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Purple Gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) at Gatun Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753225686576-F0NKC563HQN0UVC5ORYC/2025-07-07+12.10.26-sq.jpg Blog - Panama https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226147096-VSBU2WW0HWB2AX2LMMF0/DSC04761-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) or Coatimundi on a stroll at the Portobelo-San Lorenzo fort on the Carribean coastline, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226184850-R4HCCT34TR0H9LJJ9N6M/DSC05033-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Mantled howler (Alouatta palliata). Their 'necklaces' are caused by botfly parasites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226147894-A4POQZTFTSZ4YEHNIG2I/DSC04861-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Wattled Jacana (Jacana jacana). Immature, Gatun Lake boat tour. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226185793-2FUR86S6F63BT6REN1SE/DSC05046-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Great Kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) cautiously watching us before entering its nest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226148790-MUE9A3HZ7753K0UHI2Q4/DSC04952-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Snail Kite (Rostrhamus sociabilis) - female, Chagres River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226188094-554ZLO65R3Q4ST2U9MKL/DSC05058-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Olingo (genus Bassaricyon) or Kinkajou (Potos Flavus), also known as Night Monkey or Honey Bear. Both members of the raccoon family and hard to tell apart (without seeing their tail). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226152084-8YYIDPZFQ7JNYNRACH6J/DSC04980-sq.jpg Blog - Panama American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus), Chagres River https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226188910-HNN0VZVB4N2PFI5W3ASW/DSC05119-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Black-crowned Antshrike (Thamnophilus atrinucha) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226153551-DQ34HW20XSBL2R13EB8P/DSC04994-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Blue Cotinga (Cotinga nattererii). The female eating the fruit from the Cecropia tree (Cecropia spp.) as seen from the Canopy Tower observation deck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226387720-PHTLZXO3HKF9ARZAQNFT/DSC05645-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Orange-billed Sparrow (Arremon aurantiirostris) at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226193443-53JBJHUBP9J1KLWN6MQD/DSC05131-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Streak-chested Antpitta or Spectacled Antpitta (Hylopezus perspicillatus). We watched for several minutes while it was singing just a foot away on a walk on Pipeline Road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226193969-814IWBK24WMS9XGVMQN3/DSC05162-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum) at Summit Municipal Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226387481-5EU3IQCBAH7DI4NY5IQU/DSC05694-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Crested Oropendola (Psarocolius decumanus), also known as Suriname Crested Oropendola or Cornbird at Canopy Lodge. We saw their large woven nests hanging in colonies high up in the trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226197168-65AGEYTT6IQICVJA0ZGI/DSC05415-Edit-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Gray-headed Chachalaca (Ortalis cinereiceps) at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226393792-5T09NO8VHR4Q1WOZVEYM/DSC05732-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Common Basilisk (Basiliscus basiliscus) also known as the Jesus Christ lizard. We saw them running on the water at Canopy Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226393732-NM9HP41CU6KHOK71FAX9/DSC05740-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Thick-billed Euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris). Male at Canopy Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226200803-4Z8A8VGLMOWJEQZAK5CL/DSC05630-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Clay-colored Thrush (Turdus grayi) eating (Velvet) Pink Banana (Musa velutina), an ornamental banana plant at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226399692-4N8AS0XW2LJROPQJBT74/DSC05770-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Rufous Motmot (Baryphtnengus marti) at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226400169-J7WNCDW1ZRE3R51WYPCK/DSC05799-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Red-tailed squirrel (Sciurus granatensis) at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226403046-3QGAW5ZME6O2N12E8YDQ/IDG_20250627_125809_369-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Imperial Sunstreak (Arcas imperialis) -neotropical butterfly at Canopy Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226407333-FRDW7IOSS7NX7P767L9K/IDG_20250707_062859_341-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Canopy Lodge: Fasciated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum), Gray-cowled Wood-Rail (Aramides cajaneus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226478653-ZHAWAU0HUO755PS7YXTH/IMG_0852-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Artist rendering of Canopy Tower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226478431-0BIPJQPT88WYARBC2BLG/IMG_0928-2-sq.jpg Blog - Panama We could see the Blue morpho butterfly (Morpho menelaus) up close at the Smithsonian’s butterfly dome at the Punta Culebra Nature Center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226484236-4BGC5SSSTLUDNND5X04C/IMG_0958-2-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Fort San Lorenzo on the Caribbean coastline of Colón Province in Panama, a UNESCO World Heritage Site https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226483914-4MU33N6TKEXYO5V072K6/IMG_0978-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Chagres River: Panamanian white-faced Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus imitator), Limpkin (Aramus guarauna), Proboscis Bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) roosting under a trunk leaning over the water https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226493504-URO1XGBOC1UIUVHCC1HZ/IMG_0996-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Walking down Pipeline Road with our guide Jorge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226514974-E7LBFFQH1GFAE4U45CGH/IMG_1099-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Rusty-margined Flycatcher (Myiozetetes cayanensis). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226492846-6F3RR81BN7TTCLK4X8AR/IMG_1012-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus) Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226517940-HVRRM2SMKPO32ZPVD1RQ/IMG_1172-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Red-crowned Woodpecker (Melanerpes rubricapillus) at Canopy Lodge Spotting scope & iPhone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226498769-QYH5CO8TXX0W8ZEJU13H/IMG_1063-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Ammo Ponds where we saw the Green Kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226487993-4G3PZAGSJ2KA29S8Q1GY/IMG_0994-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Danilo Rodriguez Jr, Brenda Sanchez, Jorge Pineda https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226733072-ITR32X5NNMFGNVF1VYL2/IMG_1085-sq.jpg Blog - Panama We decided to stay a bit longer at Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753226768935-45UXII64501X0NHPMJB0/IMG_1176-sq.jpg Blog - Panama Bay-headed Tanager (Tangara gyrola) La Mesa Road from Canopy Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228150025-KQZ7LC2E6Z774U0FEBWD/IDG_20250624_193209_627-sq.jpg Blog - Panama La Calla de los sombreros in Casco Antiguo (Old Quarter), also known as Casco Viejo, a historic district in Panama City and a UNESCO World Heritage Site https://mccauley.photos/blog/2025/7/22/galapagos monthly 0.5 2025-08-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228571363-PZEDAGDHUW19NXJJ2JXV/IMG_0445-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Flying from Guayaquil (Ecuador) to the first Galapagos island, San Cristobal Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228477152-1HZPVQMTOJZ5VNTCIMY5/2025-06-21+15.39.07-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228573112-M1IWEMA1XGW0LBI4M3UB/IMG_0447-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos We kayaked to Manglecito Beach on San Cristobal Island where we camped for two nights. Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) supervising the kitchen crew and the hermit crabs roaming around camp like 'roomba vacuums' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228416273-FKV5U89KVUBV2TK4F3KC/2025-06-16+13.01.45-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228618108-7CICTPNZ9BA1RI6BXPB2/IMG_0693-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Snorkeling at Kicker Rock and seeing: Nazca Booby (Sula granti), Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228469446-PFL57737S95AHH2ZQJO9/2025-06-19+13.43.40-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Bullseye Puffer (Sphoeroides annulatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228420625-28VY09ZQVZN61V9ODYER/2025-06-16+13.25.54-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Sea Lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) playing with Brian at Kicker Rock (San Cristobal Island). We felt the sea lion's whiskers brushing against us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228430148-YY7ZWYGHNBM4AIGZ5YLG/2025-06-19+13.08.02-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) at El Finado Lagoon, San Cristobal Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228426298-1YUDM0G3XCBLD0AMPHBU/2025-06-18+08.19.36-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Misty morning, hiking up the Sierra Negra Volcano (Isabela Island) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228501719-G27AGLLW6IZZUSIUYGRW/DSC03831-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis niger). Shell size and shape vary between subspecies and populations on the various Galápagos islands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228469224-Z1DBGV33CYKBZW1X1YOV/2025-06-19+14.15.24-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). The only penguin found north of the equator. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228423254-TR5IRDCJPD3RRTBC67SE/2025-06-18+10.52.24-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) sea cave nursery at El Finado lagoon, San Cristobal Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228429761-K7IUXH4UI3MUVZN1LLJ1/2025-06-19+12.56.56-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) is the largest hard-shelled sea turtle and primarily a herbivore, eating mostly sea grasses and algae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228476000-YOORXXQCMXF45622O3QM/2025-06-21+12.39.38-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos The Tortoise Breeding Center (Isabela Island) is operated by the Galápagos National Parks Service to conserve the giant tortoises which the archipelago of volcanic islands was named after. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228416233-4EDZ1BMABLPYYGLE51M6/2025-06-16+10.32.46-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228473024-VXSS6I81TMODAKCFNJEN/2025-06-19+14.38.21-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Photo-bombing a Galápagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228502085-4IRWRCY45VXR6L4MR6KE/DSC03816-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Female Galápagos Small Ground Finch (Geospiza fuliginosa). One of Darwin's famous Galápagos finches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228480287-KIR61C71DEN9P85C6DCL/DSC03799-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Sally Lightfoot Crabs (Grapsus grapsus). Baby sally lightfoot crabs are black, or dark brown with small white and red spots to blend in with the lava rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228481157-O13QNV8SAZQWASREWHB7/DSC03802-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Lava Heron (Butorides sundevalli) hunting for baby crabs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228506313-S7BX1DDP8MF2PLGTQLPD/DSC03875-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Flamingo (Phoenicopterus Ruber) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228505344-G0ZRM04VJ837HKPCHMX7/DSC03880-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228482432-DKQ09BNLNY02I6EJOHBZ/DSC03810-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). Female or juvenile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228508213-EKM8HUF21F50364K8IXJ/DSC03906-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus nanus). We were thrilled to get some very close-up looks of this striking bird on our hike to the Sierra Negra Volcano on Isabela Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228511179-APJ9IRYOUH1H0O1W5WYA/DSC03908-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Tortoise encounter in the wild hiking up Sierra Negra Volcano. One of the 10 populations of land tortoises on Isabela Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228512334-A09P52LQP5XS563M1V78/DSC03923-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Small Tree Finch (Geospiza parvula) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228513907-AE7M65KH68V9PYBQ5TKS/DSC03953-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228538623-HI1QM90YKHAVSETWPP50/DSC03963-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Smooth-billed Ani (Crotophaga ani). Member of the cuckoo family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228543031-8XBVXAZF0OW53FQUSQ1Q/DSC03991-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Female Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228617464-4G8DYA9ZO8TSDPRYIWC3/IMG_0811-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Inter island flight from San Cristobal to Isabela Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228543884-U2F3GVV6JCC2D30C4VJE/DSC04016-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Mockingbird (Mimus parvulus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228546294-F3UICYMX314ZAFXYGR0P/DSC04038-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) sunbathing on Puerto Villamil's white sand beaches (Isabela Island) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228546843-0UAGP86X720FR9B6XBJ9/DSC04096-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Male Galápagos Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228550318-T5A1YZH0REUS5KGVN8GN/DSC04109-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Galápagos Lava Lizard (Microlophus albemariensis). Red throat indicates adult female(?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228550891-PV46CJ9G4220SIF7JCXH/DSC04128-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228568475-PBJ85UPNZ9IZ8HV99DME/GOPR1570-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228567516-EXR01T2YOZ2FL5XIYLC4/DSC04149-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228574128-93NAM0GOAZU2Z7DCP9GZ/IMG_0457-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Leaving our beach camp at Playa Manglecito, Isla San Cristobal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228577368-HWYGFQH6MTMYM581SB4T/IMG_0460-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228577551-L10PKBEXX7FGLRCTPGLO/IMG_0518-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Puerto Villamil at night, Isabela Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228579800-FIXKQ2WHO5DBHMZACWIS/IMG_0521-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Los Tuneles, a one-hour speedboat ride from Puerto Villamil, San Cristobal Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228593590-OV8A5MPCST301G4FBOYF/IMG_0532-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228593954-CDE5Z3L8GIS0S0TL7O6P/IMG_0543-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Los Tuneles (Isabela Island). Lava formations, arches, and caves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228597618-Y5E3PIRXQ9C3LTODI1XZ/IMG_0552-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Los Tuneles is also a Blue-footed Booby (Sula nebouxii) breeding site, where some performed their mating dance for us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228596839-6Z0I9HRI0UVX6OS1EJ7R/IMG_0570-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Ceviche and plantain chips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1753228600374-775EPN447MH6A2YNM9IT/IMG_0609-sq.jpg Blog - Galapagos Santa Cruz (Island) Brewery. 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It was just a bit crusty, and I was glad to be on my fattest skis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815531821-PM9AHN3M7ZV19UFZML18/2024-12-25+10.36.50-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815509026-J4GRGOGCXNURZE91RNOV/2024-12-21+10.42.08-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding - Waterhouse Peak I got in a morning of backcountry skiing, starting out in sunshine and climbing up into a windstorm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815509375-PD94VB9YROYPP0IA1LHH/2024-12-22+08.12.51-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding - Bert's Breakfast in South Lake Tahoe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815534219-M7DD2OWZCUKN97LTJ23L/2024-12-26+18.10.02-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding - Yuba City We stayed here after visiting Gray Lodge for birding. It turns out they have beer in Yuba City! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815536659-JB3LLF4KAWLX6RMIF4LI/2024-12-28+14.04.46-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding - Sierra Nevada Brewing Chico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815558411-682T6DJ150KMDM7KRKCH/DSC03443-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Gray Lodge Wildlife Area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815538172-4LVQ0VMUOTVECJ25G81W/DSC03201-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815558112-G479WLNGZYWOPDDPM415/DSC03458-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815539552-XMLNV5EYHEFMY1TTTBHN/DSC03217-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) - juveniles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815563562-AN80S3KGDAGXF4571X4J/DSC03577-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus), Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815543248-Q4FT0YV5PEXBQY9O97K9/DSC03261-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815562790-79KBAKOCZM0EQMDBO3FZ/DSC03584-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera), A dabbling duck, which means that they feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. Male (left) and female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815543455-TDAE0BI6ZA259LPXVHLG/DSC03370-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). A fish-eating (diving) duck. This is the male. The genus name is derived from the Greek lophos meaning ‘crest’, and dutes meaning ‘diver’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736815568088-8YH2PJDY74X15MAZQFF1/DSC03607-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Skiing & Birding Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata). Gallinago is Neo-Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin gallina, "hen" and the suffix -ago, "resembling". The specific name delicata is Latin for "dainty". 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Male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736817071554-1CLFHZ5GHZLDXC4ARVWJ/DSC01946-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Birding around Chico https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736817075438-GXOEK8G0TKRA0NARCXSS/DSC01992-sq.jpg Blog - Birding around Chico Nuttall's Woodpecker (Dryobates nuttallii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736817076202-U16MQSSU5EYU17MERNC9/DSC02044-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Birding around Chico Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus). Guttatus is Latin for ‘spotted’. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1736817078549-IZGXC6CAH0K9FYMIAMBX/DSC02149-sq.jpg Blog - Birding around Chico - American Dipper American dipper (Cinclus mexicanus), also known as a water ouzel, Upper Bidwell Park. 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Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) turning over rocks at the water’s edge in search for mussels, crabs and snails. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473739002-E6ET5DJPG0K9UWJCK7BP/DSC00433-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The grizzlies’ hump on their back is all muscle and their claws are long and ‘blunt’ from turning over all the rocks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473742246-BR38SRW1U5G57WR3VM5U/DSC00443-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Grizzly bears are also called ‘brown bears’ but their color can vary from a deep brown to a lighter almost cream color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473741924-YVFLQBK7FY01483V5809/DSC00572-Enhanced-NR-2-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473755838-S1QIBZIFG7HX0H5CASTZ/DSC09701-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia We saw several mothers with their cubs. The cub (on the right) is around 3 years old and this is likely the last year it will hang out with mom before heading out on their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473744964-2UY6MYZZS2473GH9F0M7/DSC00760-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473745392-GAZH256SLNBCS8XL7NEX/DSC00781-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473759904-JU9PFU5MSXCJFZ710KHW/DSC09533-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473747056-ZK7HX4DDH4QU9PQGGTFE/DSC00974-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Pacific white-sided dolphin and Orcas A group of Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) summersaulting and swimming with Orcas (orca fin to the right) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694473184104-HG7GUNAKPLVO5ONN00CQ/2023-09-02+14.34.23-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - World's Largest Burl Port McNeill’s famous sight-seeing spot: the world’s largest burl (tree stump), with my burly guy in front for reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474142454-P0JNMPRJSNM9X5JUIQEV/2023-09-03+08.49.09-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Bauza Cove Starting the kayak trip from Bauza Cove, just east of Telegraph Cove. Our guide gave us a quick overview of the kayaks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474142271-66XAQ8YQXP7Z9NZ79V2Y/2023-09-03+10.06.28-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Ready to explore the wilderness area known as Johnstone Strait by kayak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474154274-GZDYG0TS0DG1TF5U94TH/2023-09-03+10.07.19-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474154351-ENTILNTBFID80GMY44CG/2023-09-03+14.39.07-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Resting our backs at one of the smooth little pebble beaches Once on the water we encountered some blustery weather that provided some challenging paddling, but we enjoyed taking advantage of some downwind conditions where the waves would lift us up and we cut through the water. Orcas are known to rub themselves on the gravel underwater; we did the same above. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474158287-ICX42DCVG6JEW1T8FUDN/2023-09-03+16.42.25-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Little Kai We kayaked around 7 miles eastward, hugging the rugged coastline and spent the night at Little Kai campground. The semi-permanent tents were set on wooden platforms, and we slept on cots inside. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474160508-PWE6LLZOS0I7D2UFWF3T/2023-09-04+12.44.47-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Paddling along the rugged coastline and exploring the sheltered inlets. 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Our guides did all the cooking and cleanup, which we greatly appreciated - it was a lot of work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474205808-AUS8NI2L32UDCH92F6HB/2023-09-05+16.09.53-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474165109-4HL2SRN5KMGETT2RNOYG/2023-09-05+08.01.27-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Camp on Swanson Island The tidal range is very large, so we had to haul the boats up onto some logs above high tide line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474207740-S422NUU8HYY4XGQQ6WIJ/2023-09-05+20.39.49-1-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474165173-JBB0BG674FM19YAZJ91G/2023-09-05+10.53.43-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474209178-LOU1HDSKWNI1QGX0U2FC/2023-09-06+10.13.49-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia We paddled across the Johnstone Straight to Hanson Island and across the Blackfish Sound to Swanson Island and saw orcas and humpbacks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474210981-06A15TEO7FZ5MJ9291SG/2023-09-06+10.17.55-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia View on Flower Island near our camp on Swanson Island where we stayed for two nights. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474212339-RATENEV83OB8VN9JCC2I/2023-09-06+14.33.51-1-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The choppy waves at the beginning of our trip turned into calm, still and glassy waters. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474706796-8BJOT808NMEIHPICUB83/2023-09-06+19.33.24-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474706928-A99WHSWEMYPHH4RDEWPG/2023-09-06+15.22.10-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474734430-KLRMZE1XH1143TU4CVFQ/2023-09-06+20.02.15-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The sunsets and sunrises were spectacular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474733897-3KPUJRFX71WHP00GQBA3/2023-09-06+20.14.19-1-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia There was a guitar in one of the tents and we were a bit puzzled how it got there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474759368-MQWLQ8YPRIYN83DLG7YU/2023-09-07+10.14.40-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474735800-GU32O4PPP5EMKHG1FLFA/2023-09-07+07.41.16-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Soaking up the morning sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474758795-ZA9Y5YFSOKXII3OZXJ6K/2023-09-07+10.44.20-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) popping up from the cold water. There were always seals and sea lions when we were kayaking or swimming along the beach while we were in camp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474786232-4GCBPRUAZUJQUCUR2WZJ/2023-09-07+12.03.42-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474760447-1H54D4G3CBLTOESMJ5ER/2023-09-07+11.40.58-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474786178-DYXTMDONXSQOH34ZYHRT/2023-09-07+20.01.49-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia We had a fun and diverse group. I think the eight clients and two guides represented six different birth countries, but we all shared a love of the outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474788652-YO7GKERCTV7QFDSKX4MP/2023-09-08+06.13.50-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The view from our tent at Little Kai, just before dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474788765-ZHEJOR8MCWAV9YJK2QQ9/2023-09-08+11.59.15-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The tandem kayaks are big! This Seaward Passat G3, like the one we paddled, is 22 feet long. They are stable, move efficiently and hold a lot of gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474790376-6NGZY37QWDRTM0V177PF/2023-09-08+12.10.01-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia Coming in toward Bauza Cove, with lunch (in the pot!) ready to be deployed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474852927-3L3T74CGXFOODN0SHUBD/DSC01008-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474853107-4YIJPYWHAP77QE0WTDDU/DSC01013-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Salal Gaultheria shallon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474855683-8364K38VFERFAO8UJ9JI/DSC01017-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis. The top of my guitar is made of Sitka spruce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474856281-LG7IW08KT12N7Q0Y8Y8W/DSC01019-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474877726-B3HYIAK11LTG70LNUKD1/DSC01044-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474858248-FIONPH9VIW6SGE67N0Z3/DSC01026-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694994574053-25ZJGLE930LGOX4D3UH5/2023-09-04+17.36.52-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474859607-7DV97E31WKI4KSN98EGM/DSC01031-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia - Swanson Island campsite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474881488-77IGN8SFYUJVSB6HYR5S/DSC01051-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474879492-ERXD25WV0GD66BOZC629/DSC01049-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia The guide's work begins before dawn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474897475-ZKIELF4TA4PZ1R4JGAD6/DSC01073-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474881843-OY4G71V877Z2QQ4DUKHJ/DSC01058-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474883404-JYJ5FZZ4BWETWE318T86/DSC01065-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694474877315-OV7USOT5ULZNRGRTEDS9/DSC01047-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694973446923-9X1L6D8CKU00O8Y01TI4/Map+BC+2023-09-17+PS+export-sq.jpg Blog - British Columbia https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/9/11/t monthly 0.5 2023-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470597510-504BY483O1PIAYM4042Q/2023-08-25+06.49.23-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Rigging up at Santa Cruz Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470597080-QBLULP7VRVFVP2PTUA2Y/2023-08-25+06.57.58-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470598500-UFUBNB97CHZ4470PQZ4X/2023-08-25+08.55.00-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Compass It’s long paddle, and for most of the way I was out of sight of land. I relied on my trusty compass, taped down between my feet. I used a GPS to get the initial compass bearing, then followed the needle through the fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470598862-OUEQFSC19A5NSAQOTDWE/2023-08-25+10.06.32-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Sooty Shearwater There were thousands of these birds out in the middle of the bay, sitting on the water and waiting for the wind to come up. Halfway across, I stopped in the midst of their flock and had a quick snack break. I couldn’t see land in any direction, but I did see some whales out there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470710844-EG9U9M1SB8Y6ANPBZZH3/IMG_530462A988EB-1-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Data from the Fenix I used the Garmin Fenix for activity tracking, Gaia GPS app on my phone for navigation, and a Garmin InReach for emergency communication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470599866-DOUWIGP41E7SR1V6RMDB/2023-08-25+10.13.25-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - The view from offshore https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470719340-3P6F4JX46E5RZDQPKJBQ/IMG_D8FC59CE5635-1-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - The track This is what my GPS watch recorded; I couldn’t see it until I stopped the activity and synced with my phone (which requires internet access). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470600534-FP7B087PTDWOQC7UBU90/2023-08-25+10.14.17-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle Where I wanted to be: 13 miles from Santa Cruz, 13 miles from Monterey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470601063-JFSA1T7LE92M5BA6L742/2023-08-25+11.24.19-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Joy's view While I was paddling, the InReach sent tracking data to the satellite; Joy was able to see my location online, with a delay of 20 minutes or so. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694470601991-B73W2EAHSBECTEQ5FEB8/2023-08-25+13.42.12-sq.jpg Blog - Transbay paddle - Loading up in Monterey https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/8/18/new-lens-70-200 monthly 0.5 2023-08-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417107555-7KXTJVW2DESVWRJ2HEAE/DSC08896-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Hummingbird This hummer is in the genus Selasphorus; either a Rufous Hummingbird or an Allen’s. We can’t really tell the difference, and both species show up at the arboretum. They both stand out for having some orange on the body. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417107062-ODV3JXTFEKYDF06WO8BL/DSC08930-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417110186-DR055DNWAJ1TBW6SQKV0/DSC08962-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Selasphorus hummingbird with Grevillea flower In the arboretum’s Australian section, plants such as Grevilleas, which are endemic to Australia, provide abundant habitat for our native hummingbirds. This might be surprising, since there are no native hummingbirds in Australia. However, Australia does have native honeyeaters, which do feed on the nectar of plants such as Grevillea and pollinate the plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417133529-TYEQR6Y3T4ZYN78UVGWZ/DSC08969-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna. This is the species we usually see in our backyard. The Selasphorus hummers (Allen’s and Rufous) are uncommon in our yard, but abundant at the arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417133238-UHUGMQNWKFX5AZ0VVV38/DSC08978-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Paper Wasp I think this is Polistes aurifer, the Golden Paper Wasp. When I was taking pictures of the wasps, I didn’t realize that I was seeing two different species (compare the next picture). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417135514-XP15MWPR1ZESP9ZT2QH7/DSC08993-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Yellowjackets I think this is Vespula pensylvanica, the Western Yellowjacket. I thought it might be Dolichovespula arenaria, the common aerial yellowjacket, but the face looks more like a vespula: Dolichovespula vs. Vespula on BugGuide. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417177327-ERO69V0HR9E9RPSM40CH/DSC09035-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 - Ticks, with rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1692417189293-IRE1MCZNO131KC2PKIA0/DSC09022-sq.jpg Blog - New Lens: 70-200 https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/8/8/new-lens-20-70 monthly 0.5 2023-08-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1691537703518-GONVQ8WEKQZ3IDVGKV4X/DSC08692-sq.jpg Blog - New lens: 20-70 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1691537704358-3K3OYPTNCWYH2VQXYIX1/DSC08714-sq.jpg Blog - New lens: 20-70 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1691537705767-BJKVTPMG9HSTDPF1UWIM/DSC08746-sq.jpg Blog - New lens: 20-70 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1691537706660-LOA5Y2A5BVEF5J8V318X/DSC08748-sq.jpg Blog - New lens: 20-70 https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/9/11/pigeon-point-to-davenport-landing monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469205773-NZSN24N99AJSYKOSWMXP/2023-07-22+10.51.41-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Unloading at Pigeon Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469206662-AALYSXYEEUNGKJWIP2TY/2023-07-22+10.59.46-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Getting ready to paddle The Pigeon Point area is very rough an rocky, but there is one protected beach with easy access. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469207570-8HHYFB10PXNEGDL17H42/2023-07-22+11.03.54-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Heading out https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469208982-4N3NXYHACPPYSPDDEH79/2023-07-22+11.21.33-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Fresnel lens Joy explored the lighthouse while I paddled. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469209861-GJR55H4WV35HPNRKN29K/2023-07-22+11.35.43-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469210990-2W3PQTRAVLXBS5AQFBX8/2023-07-22+12.23.53-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Ano Nuevo Island I paddled between the island and the point. This stretch was very choppy, and crowded with sea lions and seals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469211960-ZL9I3VOLGOC8REJKUZQ0/2023-07-22+13.10.04-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Break time The brown stuff on my face is Mocha flavored Clif Shot. It’s better when you get it in your mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469213790-ZTJ2DHPZTMDYU5ZAUVXF/2023-07-22+14.20.30-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Coming in at Davenport Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469215550-J2OJDADKXY6CHTTKSNOB/2023-07-22+15.52.11-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Satellite tracking I used a Garmin InReach satellite tracker. It sends tracking points and messages via satellite; if Joy has internet access, she can see where I am (with a slight delay). Find My iPhone often doesn’t work because I don’t have cell access while paddling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469216460-FYPLJCM9WMY777SGUJN1/IMG_933C58A46462-1-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Track This is the track from my Garmin Forerunner GPS watch, as viewed on my phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469217119-L7PVNIIKXV3AC3R0KYZ0/IMG_A70721B35736-1-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Data The watch shows time and distance. Outrigger canoe paddling shows up as stand-up paddling on the watch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1694469215064-L2E1GK3FEYTOJFKVBGTB/2023-07-22+15.15.49-sq.jpg Blog - Pigeon Point to Davenport Landing - Washing the boat... …before hanging it in the boathouse. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/6/23/gazos-beach monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563954815-UH29C0B7L9CXN2BYUVMB/2023-06-23+10.40.36-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Yellow Sand Verbena Abronia latifolia (Nyctaginaceae: Four O'Clock Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563955428-9Y1K5G5J4PUOYLLKIN10/2023-06-23+11.01.19-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Beach Bur-sage Ambrosia chamissonis (Asteraceae: Sunflower family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563956908-XBOEU3Y2SCHLDUXVWNPZ/2023-06-23+11.15.23-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Bluff Lettuce Dudleya farinosa (Crassulaceae: Stonecrop Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563958522-1GFUJXAFRG89G29YOTVV/2023-06-23+11.16.35-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Beach Evening-primrose Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia (Onagraceae: Evening-primrose Family). The leaves in the lower part of the picture are beach strawberry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563959649-ZIU0TQTTJD7H5RVO6K8G/2023-06-23+11.17.07-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae: Pea Family) Not native to California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563961639-OMTKT3IR1JVU8NSGKAOB/2023-06-23+11.25.32-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563962129-46ZK11L3MLTSUKDH8L7R/2023-06-23+11.28.03-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium (Asteraceae: Sunflower family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563985879-68H4ZBQAY1WSVPBK4ON5/2023-06-23+12.14.00-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Seep monkey flower Erythranthe guttata (Phrymaceae: Lopseed Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563963924-MT1J25N9KP78WQOEVZ2J/2023-06-23+11.28.38-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Beach Sagewort Artemisia pycnocephala (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563988575-RQSYBGC2E3L76ASJF5XQ/2023-06-23+12.14.26-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Mediterranean lineseed Bellardia trixago (Orobanchaceae). Native to Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563965049-3UWURAN71K2MGRTD3CHQ/2023-06-23+11.29.05-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563965945-JAP4ABVF57905CVNSP94/2023-06-23+11.31.08-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Seaside Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum latifolium (Polygonaceae: Knotweed Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563990768-1QG1DJKFETMHEFTCGPGB/2023-06-23+12.17.58-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563967532-DYBAB6GRSEZITDZKCUMG/2023-06-23+11.33.33-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Seaside Heliotrope Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Heliotropiaceae: Heliotrope Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563991161-OE94HZGBA8RRODQDW7N5/2023-06-23+12.18.29-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563993468-NW37Y312SY5DUKCJKY00/2023-06-23+12.20.06-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Seaside Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum staechadifolium. Also called Lizard Tail. (Asteraceae: Sunflower family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563995010-4JJUCYZKU1I3P40KD3UC/2023-06-23+12.21.47-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Narrow-leaved Flax Linum bienne (Linaceae: Flax Family). Native to Eurasia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687563996582-UYLKRHV6MWA30EIMB5M8/2023-06-23+12.22.37-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Pink butter 'n' eggs Triphysaria eriantha ssp. rosea (Orobanchaceae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564170015-G4BKUVTR6BJ870B4F8JX/2023-06-23+12.24.38-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564169933-ZYQ1RRBFK7GAL15ZGR9L/2023-06-23+12.26.19-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Pinpoint Clover Trifolium gracilentum (Fabaceae: Pea Family). There are several similar-looking species of clover in our area; if I’m right about this species, it’s a California native. https://montereywildflowers.com/fabaceae-clover-xinv/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564172413-VCP9K307ZOIOMJ8TRSJJ/2023-06-23+12.29.00-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564172325-88ZWUS5B1HXJE21D8L20/2023-06-23+12.35.42-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564174798-7DNF7Y8MADYJUNJY379Y/2023-06-23+12.37.10-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Sea rocket Cakile maritima (Brassicaceae: Mustard Family). Introduced from Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564177689-EMLYA73EXLOGOYOJVMVT/2023-06-23+12.51.08-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Turban snail shell Tegula https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1687564178157-2YGXF6AHU3DLBMCDXQU9/2023-06-23+12.55.21-sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Snail with eggs I think this orange snail is Nucella, a predatory snail also called an oyster drill or barnacle drill. It drills a small hole through the shell of its prey item, injects digestive enzymes, and sucks out the digested tissue. https://inverts.wallawalla.edu/Mollusca/Gastropoda/Prosobranchia/Order_Neogastropoda/Suborder_Rachiglossa/Family_Nucellidae/Nucella_ostrina.html http://www.bily.com/pnwsc/web-content/Family-Pages/Gastropods-Cymatiidae,Muricidae.html https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/6/14/garrapata monthly 0.5 2023-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759709029-6UI451P7MB7KG6BWT9QK/2023-06-13+08.44.46-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - California Hedge-nettle and Wooly sunflower The purple flower is a California Hedge-nettle (Stachys bullata, family Lamiaceae: Mint family). I think the yellow flowers are Seaside Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum staechadifolium, also called Lizard Tail, in the sunflower family, Asteraceae). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759710207-F0AT5FQRWU3YK4C9QDIT/2023-06-13+08.45.42-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Buckwheat I think this is Seacliff Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium, family Polygonaceae). California is home to over 200 native species of native buckwheats (Eriogonum spp.), many of which live in challenging environments. The Seacliff Wild Buckwheat occurs in two forms: the coastal version looks fairly different from the inland version. Will these someday become separate species? I have an Eriogonum in my yard! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759710540-MHA2KYYGNDYB9EGNPF8R/2023-06-13+08.45.57-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759743392-CO0YGO1HCQ7Y8NMPOCV1/2023-06-13+08.50.41-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Darkling beetle I think this is a California Broad-necked Darkling Beetle (Coelocnemis dilaticollis), in the family Tenebrionidae. There were a lot of these out on the trail. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/69732-Coelocnemis-dilaticollis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759711354-GELLOLVMRFBXBAHNQNWT/2023-06-13+08.47.22-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Lupine Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus, mint family/Fabaceae). One of the most common shrubs in this coastal area. As it turns out, the same species can also have purple flowers. https://montereywildflowers.com/fabaceae-lupine-per/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759743217-W3P3XFX8HWI7H4DP1YPX/2023-06-13+08.52.19-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Plantain Genus Plantago; probably P. subnuda or P. maritima, in the family Plantaginaceae (Plantain family). A different species of Plantago commonly occurs in lawns, but the species pictured here is among several California natives. The name “plantain” is confusing. Some Plantago species are also called Psyllium and are used to produce laxatives and food thickeners. The banana-like fruit called plantain (family Musaceae, or banana family) has no connection with the plantains of the family Plantaginaceae. To make matters worse, trees of the genus Platanus, also called plane trees, were traditionally called plantains. Plantain isn’t such a great word; why use it so much? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759712117-72EU4T5GWHV810KEOBDR/2023-06-13+08.47.51-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Wooly Indian Paintbrush Castilleja foliolosa, family (Orobranchaceae). California has over 80 native species of Castilleja. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686785716351-ESBJM55V8J3UWH8OI5L9/2023-06-13+11.06.52-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Purple / Pink Owl’s-clover Castilleja exserta subsp. exserta (Orobanchaceae). This belongs to the same genus as the paintbrush in the previous picture, though they look quite different. Both are hemiparasitic meaning that they derive some nutrients from the roots of other plants, but also perform photosynthesis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759744321-DVSU1LSXVH34OJ7MDUIG/2023-06-13+08.53.55-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Silver Bush Lupine Lupinus albifrons var. albifrons, family Fabaceae (pea family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759745234-OPETWB7A6LTG4URMSBVB/2023-06-13+08.57.17-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Stinging Phacelia Phacelia malvifolia var. malvifolia (family Hydrophyllaceae: Waterleaf Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759746474-NBU09JXAAHVIMPJM7Y6K/2023-06-13+08.59.37-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Lewis’ Clarkia The Monterey Wildflowers website lists eleven species of Clarkia (Onagraceae: Evening-primrose Family) with purple flowers! Had I known that, I would have been more careful in taking pictures. I think this one is Clarkia lewisii partly because of the stamens. There are eight of them in all Clarkias, but this one has an inner set of four white stamens and an outer set of four purple ones (in addition to the long, pale-purple thing at the bottom right, which is the style and stigma). https://montereywildflowers.com/onagraceae-clarkia/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759747998-6YE0EPF814RTS40N4IO9/2023-06-13+08.59.52-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Ruby Chalice Clarkia Clarkia rubicunda. At first, I thought this was the same species as in the previous picture; next time, I’ll study Clarkias more carefully! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759789395-K1YOEQ68R2MR56186BV2/2023-06-13+09.36.03-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Elegant Clarkia Clarkia unguiculata (Onagraceae: Evening-primrose Family). At least the third distinct Clarkia species I saw on this hike. I have this one at home in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759784678-BUPFNPJCYCJQP4ZQ2TFS/2023-06-13+09.15.10-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Bioletti’s Cudweed Pseudognaphalium biolettii (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family) https://montereywildflowers.com/asteraceae%20-%20cudweeds/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759784192-WKW94V8WFMVLAV4DUY34/2023-06-13+09.15.35-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Blue Blossom Ceanothus Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus (Rhamnaceae: Buckthorn Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759748054-N5ZSBIAWLEQITBS8OF9T/2023-06-13+09.06.01-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Panicled Bulrush Scirpus microcarpus (Cyperaceae: Sedge Family). “Panicled” means that the inflorescence, or group of flowers, has multiple branches. Those little brown things are flowers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759750030-4QBB6UM3MS941V5LPI2P/2023-06-13+09.06.12-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Giant Horsetail Equisetum telmateia (Equisetaceae: Horsetail Family). Unlike the bullrush in the previous picture, the horsetail is not a flowering plant; it’s actually a fern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759786704-092CCLEFM5UL16JU29SC/2023-06-13+09.19.25-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Ironclad beetle I was careful not to step on this rough-textured beetle, but it turns out I needn’t have bothered. Ironclad beetles (that’s their actual name) are famous in the scientific world for being so tough that they can’t be crushed, even when run over by a car. They eat woody fungi. This one is probably in the genus Nosoderma (formerly called Phloeodes). https://www.livescience.com/unbreakable-beetle.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759787696-FXZUBBYO3KKIIKN7M1LD/2023-06-13+09.22.09-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum (Apiaceae: Carrot Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759750250-4UIG12477HQ6JHPLEBA9/2023-06-13+09.08.00-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus (Rosaceae: Rose Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759825208-73L4XPGY78UBTPHXT3PA/2023-06-13+09.55.21-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Redwood Sorrel Oxalis oregana (Oxalidaceae: Oxalis Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759788026-OPREJS4KDKKZG46SOE5M/2023-06-13+09.26.36-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Bee Plant / Coast Figwort Scrophularia californica (Scrophulariaceae: Figwort Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759751127-PNG6780R81BQFCOPXYU4/2023-06-13+09.11.25-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759825646-JDC9HPK2M3TQFS6MUNZR/2023-06-13+10.02.30-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - California Hummingbird Sage Salvia spathacea (Lamiaceae: Mint Family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759827097-AV12PIX55XFN5PTMWK4X/2023-06-13+10.11.36-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium, family Anthemideae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759789830-CK5JDF5A35HA28PK4ZVJ/2023-06-13+09.44.26-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Yampah Perideriidia sp., family Apiaceae (Carrot family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759827370-CVYT1XPC06955ZA37TQB/2023-06-13+10.15.37-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Blue Dicks I think this is Blue Dicks, Dipterostemon capitatus subsp. capitatus (formerly Dichelostemma capitatum subsp. capitatum) (Themidaceae: Brodiaea Family). However, there are several very similar species, and I didn’t look very carefully. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759828961-VP715GTN9XU6NCE0HLRL/2023-06-13+10.20.48-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Ocean Spray or Cream Bush Holodiscus discolor var. discolor (Rosaceae: Rose Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759882283-81Y76RPAOA4VOGL6WGM9/2023-06-13+11.46.41-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Popcornflower Family Boraginaceae, genus either Cryptantha or Plagiobothrys. Until I tried to look this up, I didn’t realize how many similar-looking species there are in this area, and how difficult they are to identify. For some species, proper identification requires the botanist to determine whether the plant’s nutlets are rough or smooth. Frankly, there comes a point at which one wants to respect a flower’s privacy, so I leave these unidentified. https://montereywildflowers.com/boraginaceae%20-%20popcornflowers/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759830053-697C5RKO2J9C49HC5UIP/2023-06-13+10.43.10-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Blue Elderberry Sambucus mexicana (Viburnacae: Muskroot Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759830879-2EI32GYXOPSSVXE3DCYO/2023-06-13+10.56.28-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759831962-BLH8KHCQLFTE36DFYG0O/2023-06-13+10.58.54-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Pacific Velvet Ant They’re actually wasps, and they apparently can deliver a painful sting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759884544-EZJYDG7V9ISLCRFSXJEL/2023-06-13+12.31.18-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759832590-66Q65RRJNTIV9FDJ6E6B/2023-06-13+11.22.39-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Snowy Thistle Cirsium occidentale var. candidissimum, family Asteraceae. This is one of the many native California thistles. https://montereywildflowers.com/asteraceae-thistle-cirsium/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759885419-QWPON45YFOP3QS7D66E4/2023-06-13+13.03.57-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Dudleya https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759888082-L9UN3FA0OBW3SVM1P9K5/2023-06-13+13.09.18-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Golden Brodiaea Triteleia ixioides subsp. ixioides (Themidaceae: Brodiaea Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759887998-B9R5JEJDF3DSK42L0YOR/2023-06-13+13.09.40-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Sticky Monkeyflower Diplacus aurantiacus (Phrymaceae: Lopseed Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759890118-0Q3W23E9SWFQF254I0TT/2023-06-13+13.25.43-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Nuttall’s Milkvetch / Gray Locoweed Astragalus nuttallii var. nuttallii (Fabaceae: Pea Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759892122-7ILFF980EYVTEU4CGFO9/2023-06-13+13.27.27-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759892032-VC1STTNBB8JWNHT70B3I/DSC08653-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Hutchinson’s Larkspur Delphinium hutchinsoniae (Ranunculaceae: Buttercup Family). There are multiple species of Larkspur (or Delphinium) in the Big Sur area, and they’re hard to distinguish. I think this one is D. hutchinsoniae, which is rare and limited in distrubution, but found in the area and habitat where I was walking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759523080-LJI8R1AVS5MBGA3KAID7/2023-06-13+11.49.33-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata High on the hillside, where the fog was colliding with the ridge, these flowers celebrated the end of a long rainy season. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759476911-GI7G5MMTJZQHY9HVJ6CI/DSC08639-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Soberanes Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759492937-RJB7XDKI5OHHEJSHIAYR/2023-06-13+13.26.23-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759482990-ZY8D3CNKJ0LNLJVSJW4Q/DSC08649-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759492067-ZFKEEMMNJZTHS1S9CVU0/DSC08647-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata I started walking down this flower-covered hillside in heavy fog. Eventually, the fog started to thin, revealing the coastline below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759502975-E7JRXG0LT3P8AJVJMSMM/2023-06-13+13.24.16-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759510709-8WYXPIUEE1KAC88RO2RY/2023-06-13+12.14.31-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759553381-AQKOXBJKPJECTL3NMEKL/2023-06-13+10.21.50-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Eggshell I don’t know what kind of bird produced this eggshell, but the color could be described as robin’s-egg blue, and I did see a robin just before I saw the shell. What happened to the bird inside? Did it hatch out and go on to live its life, or was it a victim of nest predation? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759562365-8VT5ZQ34MPHXRBTTLD56/2023-06-13+10.34.08-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Beehive This hive of European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) is still in the same tree where we saw it a couple of years ago. It’s right next to the trail — hikers put their hands on the tree as they go down the steep steps — but most people don’t seem to notice the loud buzzing and the cloud of bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759576465-6Q7BDAZSLIVCNN9D1M1U/2023-06-13+09.43.54-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759582627-V1I3G64PFBHH9Z8ZCALL/2023-06-13+09.23.19-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Yellowjacket nest I think this nest is from Common Aerial Yellowjackets (Dolichovespula arenaria). At first I thought it was abandoned, so I moved close for a photo, but I eventually realized that there were a few wasps coming and going. Apparently this species makes hanging paper nests, but will sometimes make those nests hanging underground in rodent burrows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686759613240-3MMWO0NEUBILD4QNJ0OA/2023-06-13+08.52.02-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/6/13/wildflowers-on-the-wilder-coast monthly 0.5 2023-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715611498-UJJK3AE44FMMQ8M2HDTG/2023-06-11+10.28.33-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Red- purple ragwort Senecio elegans (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family). This one was introduced from southern Africa, but there are also native members of this genus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715611206-DMXKJ08CH37MPZKHGMPB/2023-06-11+10.28.52-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Yellow Bush Lupine Lupinus arboreus (Fabaceae: Pea family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715613250-EZ9109NDY99O7RWHPOIN/2023-06-11+10.35.18-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Seaside Daisy Erigeron glaucus (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715613419-2H4ZCZVRITAMD5H9VGCN/2023-06-11+10.36.19-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Lindley’s Varied Lupine Lupinus littoralis var. variicolor (Fabaceae: Pea family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715615589-7IX5RMNTOOALX7SZF97D/2023-06-11+10.37.48-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715615605-ND2VJ33HVBMEI23CURSB/2023-06-11+10.41.07-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Beach Evening-primrose Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia subsp. cheiranthifolia (Onagraceae: Evening-primrose Family). Only when I crouched to take a picture of the Evening-primrose did I notice the truly tiny yellow fiddleneck in the background. It’s an Amsinckia, maybe Seaside Amsinckia Amsinckia spectabilis (Boraginaceae: Borage Family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715635235-4VLQ6BJRXIFVR3KZPIW6/2023-06-11+10.59.12-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Sea Lettuce Dudleya caespitosa (Crassulaceae: Stonecrop Family). I think “sea lettuce” is a dumb name for this plant; there is also a type of green algae (Ulva lactuca) that is called sea lettuce, and that one actually looks like lettuce. Dudleya doesn’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715617307-ZSHN9U8ZQFLQBFFQVL7F/2023-06-11+10.41.50-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Seaside Daisy and Beach Sagewort This picture is deceptive. The flowers are Seaside Daisy (Erigeron glaucus; Asteraceae: Sunflower Family), while the silvery foliage is Beach Sagewort (Artemisia pycnocephala; Asteraceae: Sunflower Family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715617684-82CK8W1H1QIKLAPXE6OE/2023-06-11+10.42.37-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715618527-M5TB2E69Y1J6RBFXUSVF/2023-06-11+10.43.56-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum (Apiaceae: Carrot Family). Introduced from Europe. “Hemlock” is another strange botanical name; why is the name shared by this plant and a coniferous tree? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715637519-M7TO5OSV4AWVBBFNJ6UU/2023-06-11+11.01.50-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast - Brownie Thistle Cirsium quercetorum (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family – Cynareae (Thistle) Tribe) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715638206-ZTLKA13RLFSKR0OFVCDG/2023-06-11+11.07.42-sq.jpg Blog - Wildflowers on the Wilder Coast https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/6/13/butano monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715356904-QCUASTGVHQ4ZHQ1BZK5D/2023-06-04+10.22.32-sq.jpg Blog - Butano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715356626-HISJPTN08ALX2F2U16E6/2023-06-04+10.34.31-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - California yerba santa Eriodictyon californicum. (Family: was Boraginaceae, now maybe Namaceae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715358040-9A7VW9E2QB9NSBZ0FQGR/2023-06-04+10.54.17-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Hairy star tulip Calochortus tolmiei (Liliaceae: Lily family) https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CalochortusSpeciesSeven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715358529-LYP57WKEQKBTMJSWH937/2023-06-04+11.04.58-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Giant Vetch Vicia gigantea (Fabaceae: Pea Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715359442-FZSNKRSH2KV6D25TKJTU/2023-06-04+11.12.03-sq.jpg Blog - Butano This area was burned in 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715380502-IBEVWN2ANV0GZNOOETHP/2023-06-04+11.35.28-sq.jpg Blog - Butano New growth on a redwood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715360101-CI3761205LL09K4F87D0/2023-06-04+11.12.40-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Bush Poppy Dendromecon rigida (Papaveraceae: Poppy family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715380551-J5U6J42J3EK6TOYX5XX5/2023-06-04+11.35.36-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Redwood Sorrel Oxalis oregana (Oxalidaceae: Oxalis Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715360728-7484RF22FKC95PUB8M7P/2023-06-04+11.30.28-sq.jpg Blog - Butano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715382525-0AXSPCB8WIGF5Y43Y1OW/2023-06-04+12.04.07-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus (Rosaceae: Rose Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715361377-HRJ8DZ2C7XIOKFZILBP6/2023-06-04+11.33.39-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Fremont's star lily Toxicoscordion fremontii (Melanthiaceae: Bunchflower family). This species is also known as Fremont's deathcamas. The members of this family were formerly classified as members of the lily family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715382324-BLB7BZLBHDQ3Z00YE78P/2023-06-04+12.10.10-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Cow Parsnip Heracleum maximum (Apiaceae: Carrot Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715383747-E4O8NNJ67WYYSLV68U9L/2023-06-04+12.44.07-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - California Hedge-nettle Stachys bullata (Lamiaceae: Mint family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715384083-YVCEM9OFNDOGCCX5MFCE/2023-06-04+12.47.07-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Ocean Spray / Cream Bush Holodiscus discolor var. discolor (Rosaceae: Rose Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715386561-CONCE6RJBVAQ48475LHU/2023-06-04+13.20.46-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Hooker’s Evening-primrose Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri (Onagraceae: Evening-primrose Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686715386274-L0BL1YRT6SOA8CE9ACN9/2023-06-04+13.20.59-sq.jpg Blog - Butano - Seaside Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum staechadifolium (Asteraceae: sunflower family) https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/6/13/half-moon-bay-wildflowers monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714842281-H42N12TP2J403L7NZ529/2023-06-02+12.25.03-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Perennial goldfields Lasthenia californica ssp. macrantha (Asteraceae: Sunflower family), with Pillar Point in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714841824-ERDPJWIWSKN2RKTKH97P/2023-06-02+12.44.08-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Lindley’s Varied Lupine Lupinus littoralis var. variicolor (Fabaceae: Pea family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714842995-T67DFJUI8YAT6PI864NN/2023-06-02+12.48.01-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Thrift Seapink Armeria maritima (Family Plumbaginaceae: Plumbago family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714843625-FM92LC6JUZVYEQF5SWI4/2023-06-02+12.49.55-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Bull Clover Trifolium fucatum (Fabaceae: Pea Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714863598-P51CVV71SZULOTHFUOPT/2023-06-02+13.07.00-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium bellum (Iridaceae: Iris Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714844086-VPBPAVVK1UQESWS8EJCJ/2023-06-02+12.55.02-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Bird's foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus (Fabaceae: Pea Family) Not native to California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714863670-MSAEGQTMU5G6THS2WPZZ/2023-06-02+13.13.43-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Narrow-leaved Flax Linum bienne (Linaceae: Flax Family). Native to Eurasia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714844727-IICJJBXM1KK029O2N9IL/2023-06-02+12.58.16-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714898526-CS9GZVLFVZUTYMZUNBFO/2023-06-02+13.26.41-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Mediterranean lineseed Bellardia trixago (Orobanchaceae). Native to Europe. The flowers of this species can be either yellow or white and purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714865710-QBKQQCAMPR7G13LXW6LR/2023-06-02+13.14.09-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Mediterranean lineseed Bellardia trixago (Orobanchaceae). Native to Europe. The flowers of this species can be either yellow or white and purple. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714898381-4Z6LPV1HXTFMY5TMARC9/2023-06-02+13.23.56-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Popcorn flower Plagiobothrys chorisianus (Boraginaceae: Borage Family). According to Calfora, 14 species or subspecies of popcorn flowers are native to San Mateo County. I could be wrong about this particular species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714867633-NNSGVNVNIYHWDHJ2PF1Z/2023-06-02+13.17.05-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Sky lupine Lupinus nanus (Fabaceae: Pea family). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714865739-UAZHOC02JW3QW5CSWO6Q/2023-06-02+13.16.55-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Spring Vetch Vicia sativa subsp. sativa (Fabaceae: Pea Family). Non-native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714900296-BY7Y9XVWZN5ZFZU8BZT0/2023-06-02+13.33.54-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Purple Vetch Vicia benghalensis (Fabaceae: Pea Family). Non-native. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714899782-E8TDESHUSDLVFI5A3WTO/2023-06-02+13.30.54-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Bee Plant / Coast Figwort Scrophularia californica (Scrophulariaceae: Figwort Family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714900918-P7BNA9WGBMIHVEDW8YBK/2023-06-02+13.41.55-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714901539-UCED7XTT5SFLZN1JM7L9/2023-06-02+13.47.08-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Seaside Woolly Sunflower Eriophyllum staechadifolium. Also called Lizard Tail. (Asteraceae: Sunflower family) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714902353-FLIC77GGGWXYN06I11E1/2023-06-02+13.52.37-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1686714902950-ZG9MX9CRXGC5MS8WWDZK/2023-06-02+14.00.44-sq.jpg Blog - Half Moon Bay Wildflowers - Milk Thistle Silybum marianum (Asteraceae: Sunflower Family – Cynareae (Thistle) Tribe). There are several California native thistles, but this invasive species is from Europe. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/5/9/titmouse monthly 0.5 2023-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683663601970-W2IK47V3M94KZM3B13O5/DSC08534-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Titmouse https://mccauley.photos/blog/2023/4/8/carrizo-plain monthly 0.5 2023-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999506039-0S82EB2RCJ43P6EHOCMM/DSC08401-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Golden hour Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) Hillside Daisy (Monolopia lanceolata) Rancher’s Fireweed (Amsinckia menzieslii) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999411736-ZURE3H756HSFDR4YQ9PB/2023-04-01+07.48.13-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Tansy Phacelia Morning frost on the Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999410669-J39WG214SKGOMY4G6QTK/2023-04-01+11.33.55-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Cream Cups Cream Cups, Platystemon californicus, are in the poppy family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999415513-0EEG1AXB7PYW2FVAVV2U/2023-04-01+12.39.05-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Miner's Lettuce Miner's Lettuce, Claytonia perfoliata. California Gold Rush miners ate this plant. The circular leaf is actually two fused leaves encircling the stem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999435311-RSHO9BQH7WOV4CV5X1DM/2023-04-01+19.25.15-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - After Golden Hour Joy soaking up the last sun rays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999421911-D5NYQZ9OEO27FKKIYZ02/2023-04-01+13.48.54-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999431297-X0ERIU3S8Y9G6LAHBE14/2023-04-01+14.17.26-1-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999429796-MUCQIIV6N0MPIIJMC9L9/2023-04-01+19.21.31-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain Gold Fields (Lastheniz california) Tansy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) Lemmon's Mustard (Caulanthus anceps) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999440659-ZTDOXN7ETO9YPSFQBSEE/2023-04-02+07.00.04-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999443015-O1V74KO40P8G3RP5CGDU/2023-04-02+07.05.52-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Milk Vetch Milk Vetch (Oxytropis campestris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999446784-PJDEV99Z5TBWRKNV7P01/2023-04-02+12.43.46-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Bitter Creek NWR We made a side trip to this nearby National Wildlife Refuge. This area was set aside to help protect the last wild population of California Condors, but we didn’t see any. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999448029-CWAGJ89WCUJSR94IMNDJ/2023-04-02+17.57.29-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999454405-HPU3HM5FGS1A5JM9EGYO/2023-04-02+18.01.30-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999460998-07MIYTGZIQBCLHXJWZWE/DSC08092-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Horned Lark Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999462068-15YH17JJRHJ0B4ZZTRHS/DSC08136-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Mountain Bluebird Male Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999466400-MUKEKD42JQIKGCDWBNK6/DSC08175-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Lark Sparrow We don’t see these dapper sparrows around Santa Cruz, but they are the most abundant sparrows in Carrizo Plain. Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999467672-TH8E4O7DII2PJDWTIMX5/DSC08197-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Western Kingbird Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999474263-S1STL1B6Y01P087F9Z18/DSC08213-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Lawrence's Goldfinch Juvenile Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei). Looking quite plump compared to its parents that accompanied it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999475724-SPHA1YW45OU4BHIODH30/DSC08216-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Difficult to identify such a small bird flitting in between the bushes. We think this is a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999483787-DV9R6LBY556QJ24GALTN/DSC08241-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Lawrence's Goldfinch Male Lawrence's Goldfinch (Spinus lawrencei). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999482908-TTD7AKIKXNX4K98SCFA5/DSC08299-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Cottontail rabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999491712-GI7UGLYOAODT22L59T8C/DSC08386-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Blue Dicks Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum), in the Brodiaea family (Themidaceae). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999492211-EIA5SHPCOPH9I5CLQCQO/DSC08389-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Hillside Daisy Hillside Daisy (Monolopia lanceolata) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999499927-WW4G60N8LRA4FVGG6VI7/DSC08390-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Common Fiddleneck Common Fiddleneck (Amsinckia sp.). There are several species of Amsinckia, in the Borage family (Boraginaceae) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999503037-1NHVZ562JHCEAIA3DZG1/DSC08395-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999508585-SZXMXA0Z1JBQIO8X9EQB/DSC08410-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999506615-GESSZNP05LZYBWVDETUG/DSC08405-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - View of the Temblor Range https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1680999455577-HBO6YML4NKEX2UAS5B33/2023-04-03+12.45.52-sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - A view to a kill We saw a lot of Loggerhead Shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus), but didn’t manage to get a good picture of one. We watched as a shrike landed near our truck, swooped down to capture this large June beetle, and then impaled it on a barbed-wire fence nearby. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/12/29/chico-area-birding monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676035115-8JYNT9EPR7GW74Q3HU6T/DSC06626-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Joy at Llano Seco The Llano Seco unit of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge complex consists of a few artificial ponds and some viewing platforms. It doesn’t have much natural habitat, but it’s good for viewing waterfowl. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676694913-EOLYRGYPLRRESW9CEAR7/DSC07395-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676041305-P1R4A3V5R6261S1UZPRH/DSC06934-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676035156-IXPRCMR1KJ1GJ82IKXD5/DSC06644-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676038117-C3VRCCFUFKHXSC8BFG3W/DSC06728-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676039322-2871X9HUL84YJC9X91RV/DSC06743-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676043906-TSURTFJK9AF05M4GNDXD/DSC07052-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Western Meadowlark Sacramento NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676045846-V2ZB5KM82397U8XXSS5H/DSC07068-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676048652-482WETIO488RTXMO77LN/DSC07072-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676354119-2EHV3IAPTRIR51I3C2LK/DSC07095-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676353856-JYH6WU2X8DHORTJLUWZ8/DSC07132-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676356146-M9EE3631D1K79DYC6OH0/DSC07137-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676355763-P97OAR6WM3H7JH2VENCX/DSC07156-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676358670-E949CF1XK4RMA4CNE9SD/DSC07199-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Lewis's Woodpecker North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, near Oroville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676674039-ZRYZ2OGPLF9MCZPJ9IXU/DSC07326-Enhanced-NR-sq-2.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676698328-GYKI0R71A7MASKNXN4HT/DSC07463-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676754742-0Q4LYZHC4P0QMSX9WNTG/DSC07577-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Killdeer Colusa NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676697904-RM38JIPDEXJEXH31BNNC/DSC07514-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676757696-HHLICYSF11RP5PBIBYFK/DSC07702-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Virginia Rail Colusa NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676758888-NVELZEUTCAGVRN5JFVRT/DSC07751-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Turkey Vulture Colusa NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676760193-JHB0ZW2ASVNA3JOZTHBT/DSC07769-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676761870-G6GKL18247B5UNWMKSI2/DSC07797-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676763963-53WDDLOIUT41S1W4EYAO/DSC07808-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676849535-CSA92411E43XLZD2IF60/DSC07825-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676849196-AM87AC0PVVUOV38L2SXF/DSC07920-Enhanced-NR-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676851970-C24UA213ZP1JWB8DR9YU/IMG_5341+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676852231-NSB7UWOANQAFIXWCAC2Y/IMG_5343-sq.jpg Blog - 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Chico area birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676907985-ISF63V341W5KBBX8FJGG/IMG_5396-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding - Colusa NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683676908257-OE5IU2ZNOZNXL0GVB3GN/IMG_5397-sq.jpg Blog - Chico area birding December in the Sacramento Valley. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/9/28/ano-nuevo-birding monthly 0.5 2023-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683668236542-IA6A9KUAEWVKAO6T8BYE/DSC05930-sq-2.jpg Blog - Ano Nuevo Birding - Pectoral Sandpiper We don’t see this species very often in our area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683668230146-LAJD7QKTYIOOO9F6KSFU/DSC05829-sq-2.jpg Blog - Ano Nuevo Birding - Black turnstone This is one of our more common shorebirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1683668229774-TS93IHKZ47RUWVPLDSK1/DSC05820-sq-2.jpg Blog - 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After a couple of hours of motoring through a light fog, we came upon a mat of drifting kelp. The expert birders were delighted: two species of terns together! I had to take their word for it, as the boat rolled wildly and I struggled to keep my 600mm lens focused on the birds. Here’s a link for a comparison of the two species. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/6/22/ten-lakes-and-grand-canyon-of-the-tuolumne monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939128158-3TFTJABT1641MATIPX9K/2022-06-13+16.18.57-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - View from Ten Lakes Pass Day 1: I hiked from Lukens Lake Trailhead to this pass, about 10 miles and 2400 feet. I had planned to hike down the other side of the pass into Ten Lakes, but the views were too good to pass up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939131524-WBR1687JKGB6B6LLBPXZ/2022-06-13+19.28.06-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - View from Camp 1 I slept out in the open near the pass, just before the trail began to descend into Ten Lakes Basin. The first lake is in the foreground, with the Sierra crest in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939132628-6ESW5KDS40MBPFTRTUKO/2022-06-13+20.19.28-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ten Lakes ridgeline I spent the evening watching the light change on the ridges surrounding my campsite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939134361-MIT43UV1124EMD21R3LE/2022-06-13+20.22.17-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Evening on the Sierra Crest The most prominent peak in the center is Mount Conness (12,590 feet). I’ve climbed that peak a couple of times, via ice and via rock. The pale granite slope in the foreground is part of Ten Lakes Basin; behind that is the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939138448-D2NOCEG8MRFNP3CLU5EJ/2022-06-14+05.47.09-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ten Lakes sunrise I didn’t bring a separate camera on this trip; I took all these pictures with my iPhone 13 Pro. It turned out to be a good call for a trip with a lot of walking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939140836-B72FOC0APXJ5UO1XGDL6/2022-06-14+05.49.02-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne My first camp was at 9600 feet. Far below, I could see the canyon of the Tuolumne river, which is around 5600 feet at that point. Two days later, I would be walking along the river, below the huge granite cliff in the right center of this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939142391-UWMRS8KXDCRGY33TCR09/2022-06-14+08.31.56-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ten Lakes Basin Hiking on Day 2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939147872-MTWDVABQ9IVAQ5Z3Q7UZ/2022-06-14+08.33.52-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ten Lakes Basin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939148674-P7MHCYNEUVP9OSMLRXJT/2022-06-14+09.01.12-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ten Lakes Dad camped here sometime in the 1940s with his Boy Scout group. At some point, his father Albert hiked in to share part of the trip. I’ve seen Dad’s pictures of that trip, and I was glad to finally go there myself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939153107-64K6L2XCH73I3JDJYWCX/2022-06-14+09.12.37-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939151834-0182I9Q7GQRN5UH4XDVM/2022-06-14+15.43.00-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Tuolumne Meadows view Leaving Ten Lakes, I hiked over the shoulder of Tuolumne Peak and down some switchbacks that provided good views of the Tuolumne area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939157874-JEN9ZV7GRSMDOE2VY32D/2022-06-14+19.42.38-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Camp near Cathedral Creek After hiking out of Ten Lakes Basin and traversing the shoulder of Tuolumne Peak, I passed through a swampy area near Polly Dome Lakes. That was the only part of the trip where I encountered clouds of mosquitoes. I kept walking, and eventually found this flat slab of clean granite. No bugs! I didn’t bring a tent on this trip, just the bivy sack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939158375-I1YHO0548RQWHBEZJNXD/2022-06-15+07.15.50-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Lupines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939164452-TUQ6K6ZX2FGJJMGKPQUI/2022-06-15+09.34.47-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne Day 3: I walked past Glen Aulin and into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River. Surrounded by waterfalls, surging rapids, and clean granite cliffs, I was filled with joy. This is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939168695-FEXJ0QHMIGA4ZJQQTY5W/2022-06-16+09.30.40-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Return Creek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655941690451-J8UP9DASSCRSS0HTEQUA/2022-06-17+05.30.47-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Dawn over Pate Valley Day 5. There’s a big uphill on the way out of the lower part of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, from Pate Valley toward White Wolf. The weather had been over 90 degrees, and I was concerned about the 4,000 feet of elevation gain. I camped near the start of the climb so I could start early and avoid the heat. I was visited by bears in camp that night, and slept lightly; I ended up hitting the trail around 4 AM, in full darkness. By the time the clouds turned pink, I was already partway up the hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939171789-DGOKN3O18YF5U5B6APAE/2022-06-17+05.33.58-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Dawn light on the switchbacks When the sun came up, I realized that the weather had completely changed; this day would be cool and cloudy. Perfect for hiking uphill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939175055-BL1VJ5XP15N14IZAWEIO/2022-06-17+06.28.53-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Hetch Hetchy From near the top of the switchbacks, there’s a view of the eastern end of Hetch Hetchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939179591-W50LR1TPG1LCJ1XZDWU1/2022-06-17+06.31.40-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939183283-KFKYOV13VGHK85O1RH5C/2022-06-17+09.09.45-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Snow Plant Sarcodes sanguinea (Ericaceae). This plant has no chlorophyll and doesn’t photosynthesize; it gets its energy from other plants, by way of underground fungi that connect the roots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939186052-00GJGHK2C87IRORE5HW3/2022-06-17+09.30.18-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Ceanothus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939188913-LC9EYCPKTI6KO78QI89H/2022-06-17+09.34.24-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939194287-KYRUO2PF3GHLFTTFLGY5/2022-06-17+10.26.42-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Western Wallflower Erysimum capitum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939197749-VUGNKQJE6W9P7RBYUUYH/2022-06-17+10.47.07-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Dog vomit slime mold That’s the actual name of this organism, otherwise known as Fuligo septica. It’s listed as a fungus in my Sierra Nevada field guide, but that’s not quite right; slime molds are in a category of their own. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939201372-IZ9BIW49J9MS02SE7LZY/2022-06-17+11.03.08-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Shelf fungus I’m not sure what species this is; it’s growing on a conifer log. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939204940-HF4V3S9CW8LYRJM7SH48/2022-06-17+11.15.01-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - "Yellow coral" Ramaria rasilispora. This one is an actual fungus, and definitely not a coral, but it's common name is yellow coral. This one is only a couple of inches tall; my iPhone takes pretty good closeups. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939208811-VG2RJ6ND9LGNNIE2DUJF/2022-06-17+11.44.06-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Meadow with Shooting Stars The last leg of the walk, back to Lukens Lake trailhead, took me through alternating areas of burned and unburned forest, with many damp meadows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1655939210905-N6XSGJ4I1QMTVOI1M1XS/2022-06-17+11.47.25-sq.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Shooting Stars I think this is Jeffrey Shooting Star, Dodecatheon jeffreyi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/6ad92008-b661-4f0d-869d-68885bdc2c97/ten+lakes+topo+export.jpg Blog - Ten Lakes and Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/9/14/holland-amp-belgium monthly 0.5 2022-09-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203468269-93A4CGO1Y09NPYH9HC3Y/2022-05-22+07.28.29-2-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203484521-XWGP0GXTLIYC86XKWYBX/2022-05-30+09.27.00-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Arthur and Joy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203482084-50Y1JTD4RU3Q95928MDM/2022-05-30+09.24.38-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203474884-CWI1V7H134PIF8KISC2W/2022-05-28+16.35.39-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Bouillon, Belgium After scanning the map for destinations within a few hours of southern Holland, and searching for available lodgings on a holiday weekend, we ended up going to Bouillon. I hiked up to a lookout tower on the bluffs overlooking the town, which is nestled in a bend of the Semois River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203468653-STVVBYBGG1RUYMLUQKWC/2022-05-28+13.52.56-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Brasserie de Rochehaut This brewery, along with its eponymous town, was a definite highlight. Great food and beer. Unfortunately, we hit peak holiday crowds, but it was still enjoyable. I’d like to go back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203474884-1K6YKTWN3BNOND941HGI/2022-05-29+02.46.34-1-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - On the parapets, Bouillon Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203479853-HI5BY6HOHOOJ2BA4H7IF/2022-05-29+10.37.19-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Hotel Le Mont Blanc Bouillon is in the French-speaking southern part of Belgium. The food was very good, especially at Hotel Le Mont Blanc. I was on a mission to sample a variety of Belgian beers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203478504-DW0P9E0TVXC8NYZ460M2/2022-05-29+20.09.39-1-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Orval Of the several trappist ales I sampled, Orval was my favorite. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203493385-MDQ1LYMS15NHIFMFB1H9/IMG_4206+6+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Namur, Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203487744-M2CDB0293GVDEYBLFIWI/2022-06-01+05.10.48-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Beverage sampling Detail from Officers and other members of the militia of district VIII in Amsterdam led by Captain Roelof Bicker and Lieutenant Jan Michielsz Blaeuw by Bartholomeus van der Helst. From the Rijksmuseum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203490992-KS299Y0R6SDT3KHKAWB3/2022-06-01+15.47.36-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Rijksmuseum Library Whenever we pass through Amsterdam, I always want to visit the Rijksmuseum, one of my all-time favorites (along with the nearby Van Gogh Museum). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203493912-AR474K0AARG4ZMJC0YGP/IMG_4221+8+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Lucy and Joy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203496638-9LF9E44XV836C66E04QL/IMG_4248+15+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Hotel de la Poste Our room was over the front door, looking out on the square and the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203498763-VEL6VJELVM0SSR8VHTGD/IMG_4259+16+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - The Giant's Tomb Another bend in the river Semois holds the Giant’s Tomb, reputed to be the last resting place of an extremely large fellow from long ago. This is the Ardennes region, with green hills, forests and fields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203500712-DTI6P08TKRPZ38L9RJDO/IMG_4294+21+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Bouillon Castle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203503820-3FVU5QW33AV53FPPXUWT/IMG_4329+27+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Bouillon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203505150-3EW4K64KEMMZEW75OZ8T/IMG_4333+28+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203507148-6NT8R91MKXU6LBRJ5TKO/IMG_4407+33+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203508147-M6PDO77AF0Q8P6DM1KOX/IMG_4411+34+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Night in Bouillon My iPhone 13 Pro was my only camera on this trip. I was happy with the range of images I could get, and it was a lot easier than carrying around a big camera. I also did almost all the photo editing on the phone or the iPad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1663203509618-T9D57GXWNVR823HH0RP6/IMG_4454+35+Edited-sq.jpg Blog - Holland & Belgium - Lucy With the late afternoon sun slanting through the blinds, Lucy reminded me of a character from an old private eye movie. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/4/21/dads-90th-birthday monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602674569-U1IM6H98R1FKO08H9D9A/DSC05247-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Marvin at 90 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602664896-AF11HL9O4PIPG04M53X0/2022-04-16+17.00.25-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - The orchard On our last visit, Michael and I spent some time helping Dad prune these fruit trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602667214-S3UDXL836D2XP2DZAXT9/2022-04-19+11.48.52-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Birthday at the Barn At The Barn diner, Dad had his usual Tuesday breakfast of pancake, egg, and bacon… but with a candle on top this time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602669717-VQD574Z9JU1GCZ9HY66W/2022-04-19+11.48.58-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602667070-K5XDMX9Z15E9YMQLXH9S/2022-04-17+16.55.58-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday Saturday’s menu: grilled steelhead with fennel and spring onion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602664387-8124XX5JK2YA4IYB4AJJ/2022-04-16+16.33.18-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Wines We brought a lot of wine to go with the food: Storrs Zinfandel, with pasta & smoked bacon. Storrs Pinot Noir; we didn’t get to this one. Instead, we had a Boeger Barbera with the grilled tri-tip, and it was great. Santorini Assyrtiko, dry and light and perfect with the fish. A mysterious greek rose, which we didn’t try (yet). Getariako Txakolina, good with the paella, but not as good as the Txakolina we had recently at Barceloneta. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602669445-PA8LXLRZIS22K12QFRFL/2022-04-19+14.00.34-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602672477-4GAZZ6105TATPOLMGDEF/2022-04-19+16.56.56-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Tri-tip Grilled with a spicy coating, along with chimichurri, shrimp, zucchini, patatas bravas and green salad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602672533-YBLUTDKK0LBWVCKSXP8W/2022-04-19+16.57.58-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Patatas bravas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602675019-3Y3AWN1U6BJOYG1Q5KQO/2022-04-19+17.05.16-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Digging in Dad, Joy, and feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602677564-CI6YASYUWY0DG8L1154U/DSC05262-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - Dad We went out on the back patio just after sunset to shoot the portraits in soft but fading light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602676053-7CN31OL258WJW695BU01/DSC05260-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602678052-MA1JO6U41Q9GB0NEKUFF/DSC05302-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602678633-4WMAQ819BMVLQ6MXK2WW/DSC05304-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602680097-3HXS4ZDFR4O42YDB0P68/DSC05318-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602680576-BIGNS6T32DY5WQIYJ33E/DSC05329-sq.jpg Blog - Dad's 90th Birthday - View from the deck We sat out until dusk, and watched the bats go by. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2022/4/21/spring-birding monthly 0.5 2022-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604215917-D5GJPF9HFS5R99RDC51K/DSC03818-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Western Gull We went to Pillar Point Harbor to look at gulls. This one was easy; Western Gulls are the most common large gull in our area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650855148182-1HOM0097H7LJQBAMW7OV/DSC03818-sq-crop.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Western Gull Gulls are notoriously challenging to identify. When I first started learning about gulls, I was surprised to learn that the color of the iris and the orbital ring surrounding the eye are sometimes important in identifying particular species. With only binoculars, It seemed very difficult to see these details. However, with good light and a good camera, it turns out to not be too hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604215837-K0JXUVJFDXYIPIXH8SUZ/DSC03527-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Short-billed Gull This species does, indeed, have a short bill for its size. In case gull identification wasn’t already hard enough, these birds were formerly called Mew Gulls. Mew gulls were split into two different species (Short-billed and Common Gulls). At least we now have a good descriptive name. We don’t see this species very often. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604223141-WI0C8H3K0FUDTRG0AWXE/DSC03979-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Laughing Gull This is a first for us. Laughing Gulls are common on the East Coast and in the Gulf of California, but rarely make it up to our area. This gull is about a third as massive as a Western Gull, and a little bit smaller than a Short-billed Gull. This bird’s long black bill is distinctly different from the short yellow bill of the Short-billed Gull. Also, the Short-billed gull has a lighter iris and a red orbital ring, while this Laughing Gull has darker eyes and no contrasting color on the orbital ring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604218576-FA5MVYKCLHZG3YJLQ3DP/DSC03950-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Laughing Gull The same individual shown in the previous picture; there was only one in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604175630-ZJR17ZOL82ZFTPMFRVXP/DSC03000-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Dowitchers Elkhorn Slough, 1/30/22. We’re not sure whether these are Long-billed Dowitchers or Short-billed Dowitchers (both species have long bills). In January, these were in Winter plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604193333-C4U2ANXP0XC3XWRQXW9T/DSC03248-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Forster's Tern Elkhorn Slough, 1/30/22. This is the only species of tern commonly seen in our area in winter, though there are some others in summer. This one was actively feeding as the water flooded into a tidal pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604193656-YTNPQF6W3G8NHAZ8SI13/DSC03074-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Merlin We don’t often get a close look at these mid-sized falcons, so I’m throwing in a distant shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604212718-CCK7DSD1Q4LIAFCBYB85/DSC03440-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Greater Yellowlegs Elkhorn Slough, 1/30/22. Of course, there’s also a Lesser Yellowlegs, but we recognized this one as a Greater by it's distinctive flight call and longer bill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604204435-X09JL21GK4KX01OLJ63E/DSC03260-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Dowitcher Elkhorn Slough, 1/30/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604206408-W5IAIXA4TZ603WNU9R5Y/DSC03427-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Peeps Elkhorn Slough, 1/30/22. “Peeps” means small sandpipers. It would have been easy to walk past and not notice this small flock, but once we looked closely, we realized that there were two different species. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650858544482-7ZBP68UXDF0VJ71M5E0C/DSC03427-sq-crop2.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Western Sandpipers & Least Sandpipers Western Sandpipers have black legs and a fairly long, slightly downcurved beak. Least Sandpipers are slightly smaller overall have yellow legs and a shorter bill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650604210871-JRM41JWKKBDJWDWHXVP7/DSC03433-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Black-bellied Plover They only have black bellies during breeding season. Plovers are closely related to sandpipers, but with some distinct differences. Plovers are visually oriented predators; their large eyes face more forward than those of sandpipers (which spend much of their time watching sideways for predators). Plovers have short, blunt bills, unlike the long, probing bills of many sandpipers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602275361-NZC779NWLERH09PTWI9Y/2022-04-09+11.10.34-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Brian searching for birds Shoreline Lake, Mountain View. 4/9/22. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602275229-6J1CTODQNQ53WFFWZLES/DSC04397-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Black-necked Stilt Shoreline Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602277749-WLVIE62UQK0WDKA7UK7B/DSC04577-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Eared Grebe In breeding plumage; Shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602279734-134ZQ51CVDAYWOS33X1D/DSC04961-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Eared Grebe With polychaete worm; Shoreline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602277777-60XRSKG0I3H5FWC4JGQ1/DSC04638-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Dowitchers Shoreline Lake, 4/9/22. These Dowitchers are getting into their breeding plumage, which is more reddish than the winter plumage of the Dowitchers we saw at Elkhorn Slough on January 30. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602279892-TNO6IYYFUVDDQXTDP1OV/DSC04991-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Barn Swallows Palo Alto Baylands https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602282650-1JTAMOMFB2WM9755XBFF/DSC05037-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Western Bluebird UCSC, behind the Arboretum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1650602283751-HMORISZ9YN04UPO4XEDZ/DSC05136-sq.jpg Blog - Spring birding - Violet-green Swallow UCSC, 4/10/22. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/12/30/cosumnes monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640911447088-9OLMTLWVLCDRMUIMTTHO/DSC02823-sq-2.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Say's Phoebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640911449072-5UKA30VH4L80CY10YER1/DSC02860-sq-2.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Ruby-crowned Kinglet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640911451117-V3BXGIU5EK6NDI4RA3K0/DSC02881-sq.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Ruby-crowned Kinglet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640911453621-YQ52IM12EQL40LJVB8GC/DSC02891-sq.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Ruby-crowned Kinglet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640911455533-NO4DYKHYU8G3C2A3FTCK/DSC02915-sq.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Eastern Fox Squirrel These large tree squirrels are native to the Eastern U.S., but are spreading throughout California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1640912250332-GOW7DWB2QXI5N89A8PMK/DSC02842-sq.jpg Blog - Cosumnes - Spotted Towhee https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/12/30/waxwing-and-persimmon monthly 0.5 2022-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1641232177832-OLY0A1NPIQP8Q0063J1U/DSC02715-sq-2.jpg Blog - Waxwing and persimmon https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/10/24/redwood-coast monthly 0.5 2021-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113447562-LORDJ26AINLET8B9U3Z9/DSC01875-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113477901-KWJLR3L0CMNFB2R7CJWF/DSC01810-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Common Gallinule Colusa National Wildlife Refuge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113477150-3TYCIY82XT7YWBVAZ6EC/DSC01736-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Merlin Colusa National Wildlife Refuge. It’s rare that we get a close look at these small falcons. This one was far away, but close enough to get an identifiable photo with the 600mm lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113447897-MGQ0TH6XQYR9VAM7YI09/DSC01860-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113451430-VF81XZNO90ESID8XYOFV/DSC01886-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Natural Bridges Samuel H. Boardman Scenic Corridor, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113451528-H79QB3W9V97T86SDXFTE/DSC01925-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Joy Watching the Golden Hour fade into the Blue Hour on the Oregon coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113504302-SC9YJQOHBCSJWPRPTE69/DSC01936-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Lone Ranch Beach, Oregon We'd watched the sun set from a spot further up the coast, and we started driving back to town when the sun dropped below the clouds and the light turned grey. It was time for a beer and some dinner. But as we passed Lone Ranch Beach, deep into the blue hour, I noticed the sky throwing out an unexpected burst of color well after sunset. We pulled into the parking lot, and I ran down to the beach with my camera and tripod. I used a 30-second exposure to capture the last, wistful light of the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113481215-AOFU0Y4W1A1FL1JFXXW8/DSC01836-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Chetco Point Brookings, Oregon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113504834-MT43ADP1Q70L3PMUHV6U/DSC01930-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113480998-VNKT4VL2PXX72KPZ47XN/DSC01842-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Brian at Cape Ferrelo Boardman Scenic Corridor, near Brookings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113509756-Q7UW6D8XUUMIVKNQ8B0U/DSC01965-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Oregon Redwoods Trail South of Brookings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113552879-DYYHMCTLOFLUB7XZXNIO/DSC01970-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - World's slowest photobomb I crouched down to focus on these mushrooms in the dark redwood forest, and didn’t even notice the large Pacific Sideband Snail creeping into the bottom of the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113509628-7JCJRIROACY0902TOFHU/DSC01969-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Oyster Mushrooms https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113555115-JZPOU0FY78VM233N32SP/DSC01985-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635186950329-Y8SMFV3SPP1MXTTS512V/2021-10-19+16.11.06-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Northwestern Gartersnake Thamnophis ordinoides. On the beach at Crissey Field State Recreation Site, Oregon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635186982659-6LC9IJSARLAPXMD6F9MP/2021-10-20+13.38.12-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113556887-KDTDSANU1V1FANVSEV8U/DSC02356-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Great Egret with fish Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. We watched this egret spear its meal and then spend a long time trying to get it oriented properly before finally swallowing it headfirst. We think the fish is a Pacific Staghorn Sculpin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113561605-PRM21QF9J2BD4D00IIXN/DSC02397-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Marsh Wren Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635113561693-6LG5QD9WICBTBL4NJ522/DSC02436-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Song Sparrow Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge. I spent about 20 minutes trying to photograph small birds as they flitted through the dense vegetation. Finally, this Song Sparrow posed in the open (for no more than two seconds) and I was able to get a clean shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1635188007711-EZHDXPW8LNIXIG6SIHMM/2021-10-20+13.07.38-sq.jpg Blog - Redwood Coast - Big Leaf Maple Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/5/4/garrapata monthly 0.5 2021-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142593708-AMH5EYHE5G2K5XIPF90R/2021-04-30+10.33.59-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142616453-SBZFMSL8SIYEONTPTP0U/DSC01097-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Redwood Sorrel Oxalis oregana, family Oxalidaceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142596931-6R06VW0KUHSF8EEIKOS1/2021-04-30+12.15.57-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Hairstreak I think this butterfly is a Bramble Hairstreak, Callophrys dumetorium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142616020-F11L1OYN312BHHJO500W/DSC01090-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Fat Solomon I didn't make that name up; that's the actual name in my plant book. Maianthemum racemosa, Family Asparagaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142596074-2HI00371FYDFLQZIBQ8Q/2021-04-30+11.44.31-1-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142614364-0UDFUZZXURIMJR2698B8/DSC01072-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Western Honeybees Apis mellifera. These bees had a hive inside a tree. We have seen several bee swarms or hives along this trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142669356-QUFMP852P309EUIT8OGM/DSC01286-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Golden-haired Miner Bee When I took the picture, I thought it was a Western honey bee, but now I think it’s a miner bee called Andrena auricoma. It’s part of the family Andrenidae, a group of solitary, ground-nesting bees. This makes sense, since I saw it far away from the honey bee hive and far from any other bees. One of the characteristics of this family is he presence of fuzzy yellow pollen-carrying structures (scopae) on the upper segments of the hind legs and the abdomen. Honey bees and others commonly only have these structures on the lower part of the leg (the tibia). These bees usually specialize in pollinating particular kinds of plants, unlike the more generalist honey bees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142597723-2BA2OD3Y2U4734XLO7K4/DSC01062-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - California Hedgenettle Stachys bullata, family Lamiaceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142620148-PP2TA2IH1IC3XR0CTD29/DSC01107-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Sticky Snakeroot Ageratina adenophora, Family Asteraceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142619096-Z76EY5IY11WXYY1XTGAA/DSC01105-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Drops of Gold... …also known as Hooker’s Fairy bells. Prosartes hookeri, family Liliaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142613453-6YW67PY1J66B29EP26VR/DSC01086-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus; family Rosaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142617942-8J6EJ4OUJ90Z86VQRJB0/DSC01099-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Fiesta Flower Pholistoma auritum, family Boraginaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142643939-54EFWEWKVEZBRCDIVAIB/DSC01132-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Hummingbird Sage True to its name, the small patch of Hummingbird Sage was very popular with the hummingbirds. Salvia spathacia, family Lamiaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142620753-LPCHH97Q8F87RI7N223T/DSC01113-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis, family Convolvulaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620431879520-SB1XEWIJJF5A7HDSKJRQ/DSC01134-sq-3.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142623827-5TU1CFLAK4NN2O8SR2VJ/DSC01114-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Seaside Paintbrush Castilleja wightii, family Scrophulariaceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142647453-X1IVUQSXRGWPBL9ASEEK/DSC01137-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Western sword fern Polystichum munitum, family Dryopteridaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142631030-8JTK5U7KUK7KLKXKSTDX/DSC01129-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Western Bracken Fern Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, family Dennstaedtiaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142626587-R7GIZOYFOHDGE2O9ARWU/DSC01125-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Giant Horsetail (Fern Ally) Equisetum telmateia ssp.braunii. Family Equisetaceae, part of the same Division that includes ferns (vascular non-seed plants). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142628029-TCERRDW39ZK9DI2N3PKJ/DSC01127-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Rough Horsetail Equisetum hyemale, family Equisetaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142649716-Q3SL4ZFK1JAMN8PSL6ST/DSC01148-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Silver Bush Lupine Lupinus albifrons, family Fabaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142657147-WCRTUYYMYFKLI4ZA5SGO/DSC01154-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Silvery Blue I think this silvery blue butterfly is called a Silvery Blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142653405-S03TFE5UHTHF58U5HPAU/DSC01151-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Silvery Blue The underside of the wings has a distinctive pattern of spots. This individual looks as though it may have survived an attack by a bird. And the plant it’s feeding on? According to Wikipedia: Acmispon glaber (previously Lotus scoparius) (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil). I wish botanists could just make up their minds when it comes to plant names. It’s a member of the pea family (Fabaceae), which Silvery Blue butterflies generally prefer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142657142-H56O0U53JHX50130Q3Z6/DSC01164-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142659493-8WLJRIXMLMGRR68C5IPU/DSC01172-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum, family Apiceae. This plant is reportedly extremely toxic. The family Apiaceae also includes edible plants such as fennel (which grows wild in California and resembles poison hemlock), carrots, and dill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142662380-NV0U721RIOXYDMDFKWQS/DSC01194-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Cow Parsnip Heracleum lanatum, family Apiaceae. Looks like a fatter version of poison hemlock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142660079-R4MTJGDROB7S6PQMZK4E/DSC01174-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Pacific Pea Lathyrus vestitus, family Fabaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142668125-DJ098B1OPSUQHJSST10W/DSC01248-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Western Prickly Pear Opuntia x ocidentalis, family Cactaceae. There are many species of Opuntia in California, mostly in the Southern California deserts. Several of them are called prickly pears, and they’re hard to tell apart. I think this one, Western prickly pear, is a hybrid, which is found along the Southern California coast and in a very limited area around Garrapata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142660918-XO6550VOWE0R1K4GGCTS/DSC01189-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Yellow Bush Lupine Lupinus arboreus, family Fabaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142663876-FTZ71OK6D6H8XILWLDE1/DSC01195-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - California Poppy Eschscholzia californica, family Papaveraceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142665428-F5RA3E6GO5APNLZNFKNN/DSC01210-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Blueblossom Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, family Rhamnaceae. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142666318-V03DSOC260MEKQB71D6Q/DSC01230-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata - Common Monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus, family Phrymaceae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142670974-4G6AKW6JPXSR7Z77QLC0/DSC01292-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1620142672746-RB8A71O4IOSSRE6ZNDMI/DSC01307-sq.jpg Blog - Garrapata https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/4/22/lupines-on-the-coast monthly 0.5 2021-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619133266555-BHU3U186Z7XO82ARQD0S/DSC01021-sq.jpg Blog - Lupines on the coast https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/4/22/stanislaus-national-forest monthly 0.5 2021-04-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132850267-Q1BS1SOYX4G3WK4OC6JC/DSC00921-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest Our first campsite, on the rim of Tuolumne Canyon downstream from Hetch Hetchy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132847190-JYAPEEP3ZT1J4G6UNLDK/DSC00913-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest Much of this area was burned in the Rim Fire in 2013, a standout among California’s many recent wildfires. After 8 years, the vegetation has grown back, but there are still many standing dead trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132847403-BLWPGXX775QK3PLAVO3T/DSC00885-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest - Moonrise through the pines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132848301-R9Q47RGKB46DFOE8DEIC/DSC00918-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132852193-JUGK70FGAHECZP73PRNG/DSC00945-sq-2.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest We were surprised to find this Osprey along the upper rim of the canyon, far above the Tuolumne River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132854231-TIG3QA81MK8OFA89YDD7/DSC00947-sq-3.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest On a warm day, we cooled our feet in the Tuolumne River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619132855915-QLWIBOWK8A15D3YG455M/DSC00967-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest - Crossing the Clavey River This little-known river is beautiful, but the roads we drove to get there were not. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1619394201320-N6I3TWW8VSRQHNVLLGK5/Screen+Shot+2021-04-25+at+16.38.20-sq.jpg Blog - Stanislaus National Forest - The Canyons We started from Highway 120, crossed the Tuolumne, and exited via Highway 108. I wouldn’t drive those roads again. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/3/6/chickadee monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1615079513821-XPWMOCV3Z4P7DJ2KW66I/DSC00880-sq.jpg Blog - Chickadee https://mccauley.photos/blog/2021/3/2/sacramento-valley-birding monthly 0.5 2021-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720571270-RLF5491H6DC0RIW24Z1H/DSC00063-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Western Meadowlark Gray Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720612373-J8NN3GINBR6TFYK4LNKI/DSC00711-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Burrowing Owl Along the road from Gray Lodge to Sacramento NWR. There didn’t seem to be a burrow nearby; perhaps this one was sheltering in a culvert. We stopped the truck fairly close, and he didn’t seem to mind, but we didn’t get out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720578098-70JZY53U62MO2SBN8LFP/DSC00153-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Bald Eagle Juvenile, Gray Lodge. We saw a couple of eagles. They cause a huge uproar among the waterfowl when they fly through. A Northern Harrier can cruise past without causing a commotion, but all the geese take off when an eagle appears overhead. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720605799-PW8IQ5J8FYATQGCWIYSU/DSC00506-sq-2.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Green Heron We usually see these birds flying away, just as we catch our first glimpse through the riparian brush. This one was intently feeding in the bright sunshine. Gray Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720592283-RVEJWVXU7KQIA8PIFSEF/DSC00228-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Common Gallinule Gray Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720605411-ZBUFO9TLXOYBBAZC9TIU/DSC00474-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Two turtles On the left, a Western Pond Turtle, which is native to the area. On the right, a Red-eared Slider, which is a widespread non-native. Gray Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720609859-KIRNBHBSY4OIJ6YH8DTT/DSC00597-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Snow Geese …and some Red-winged Blackbirds. Gray Lodge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720614552-5NVHQ4D75SQ6FJ6P9PSR/DSC00650-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - American Kestrel Along the road. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720764996-ACO7QKU4JXX41111ZYUW/DSC00411-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding - Ruby-crowned Kinglet Gray Lodge. I spent quite a while trying to focus on this one as it flitted through deep brush, backlight and shadow; I was happy to end up with a picture at all. The ruby crown was a bonus! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1614720617925-84U211XP9904OIV226TK/DSC00769-sq.jpg Blog - Sacramento Valley Birding Orchard at sunset near Sutter Buttes. We spent most of the day doing a leisurely circumnavigation of the Sutter Buttes. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/12/28/christmas-in-wilton monthly 0.5 2020-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175737094-TZ19E7Y2HLX9EAKL90EB/DSC09342-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Sandhill Cranes N. Staten Island Road. The light was gorgeous, but only for a moment, as the sun peeked below the clouds. Once the sun climbed above the stratus, we were left in gray darkness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175737001-G938TL4DIUMDDEDJB7CO/DSC09575-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Sandhill cranes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175739856-P37KEQG37F6ULNZ0RTGZ/DSC09613-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Sandhill Crane This was the only individual we saw with leg bands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175741343-RDKAT7GH5C5VTMIT3LI7/DSC09672-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Greater Yellowlegs Cosumnes River Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175742605-WT7GVIRJ7W0LTQ643FZ2/DSC09787-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cosumnes River Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175744216-UT1S0CAPORPKETLZGJMQ/DSC09798-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Ruby-crowned Kinglet Cosumnes River Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175744875-9ZYPFVHQVUK2ULC8VGFO/DSC09846-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Greater White-Fronted Geese Cosumnes River Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175746935-4HGKZUTM3UXM8NT7SQ2X/DSC09860-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Red-winged Blackbird Female. Cosumnes River Preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1609175748609-CH1UBN2MQJMTHUCP7DBG/DSC09941-sq.jpg Blog - Christmas in Wilton - Marvin and Pal https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/12/22/birding-on-my-birthday monthly 0.5 2020-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681856868-FB4UIAY8AKD1JB6N9CKW/DSC08506-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Black-crowned Night Heron Santa Cruz Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681859372-8761WKG56WO0ERVYWLFS/DSC08522-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Black-crowned Night Heron Juvenile, Santa Cruz Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681864734-XOIC3IP3WM4U2FQQSIMH/DSC08890-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Eared Grebe Santa Cruz Harbor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681862328-V0I7PX5M7O3Z7WH486YH/DSC08782-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681855268-81SW7U3NZ5H5B0BWXRQR/DSC08467-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Topsmelt? There were shoals of these fish all over the harbor. They’re longer than anchovies, with a transparent look and an iridescent stripe on the side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681868717-19RSBOPSJUG7ZW6EK9GA/DSC09097-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681866677-EHCJ704TD65EMC3RVWQA/DSC08988-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Double-crested Cormorant Juvenile, Santa Cruz Harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1608681871352-UHX3EO4P9IPR0N8CQIVK/DSC09302-sq.jpg Blog - Birding on my birthday - Ring-necked Duck Westlake Pond. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/12/2/thanksgiving monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606935908506-6ONPW4DFMTF3IE9E1NX5/DSC08253-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606937294169-HV86KCL7WC19OUO71H16/DSC08271-sq-3.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606936228703-YXVAYND3ZP5RNUKRHUNL/DSC08276-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606936214578-MS944QKDAIVXNNND520T/DSC08275-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving When my parents bought this land 30 years ago, it had no trees. Now there are trees all over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606935915578-CYQ37A7NIOXHHNH6D6HZ/DSC08285-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving - Snow Geese San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606935917821-DWW4C9MN3F27V76HYTHX/DSC08316-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving - White-crowned Sparrow San Joaquin NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606935922576-VBHK8NSTDNUGMEUVDQ4A/DSC08345-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving - Killdeer San Joaquin NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606936245733-Q3H9KGZ2RCHKLV4U9NX5/DSC08438-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving - Lesser Goldfinch San Joaquin NWR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1607372169728-GC5NTFU6NB5B8JHXXW20/2020-11-26+12.25.59-Edit-sq.jpg Blog - Thanksgiving https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/11/17/point-reyes monthly 0.5 2020-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651207321-2HVX28YV2HO9WPQ4GZWN/DSC08078-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Western Bluebird Near the Bear Valley visitor center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605920229167-9IILT5B68P9PCLXOXH2T/DSC08232-sq-2.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - American Badger Near Pierce Point Road, just before sunset. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651178242-8D4E3GMNDGYL89WXQSPK/DSC07923-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Great Egret Abbot’s Lagoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651180917-KXKRV2GYTWEXP750OXC6/DSC07936-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Joy Abbot’s Lagoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651217020-AT889233CFALKOZUP35D/DSC08168-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Tomales Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651149168-919JCQE8OY7RMD5UC4GO/DSC07288-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Least Sandpiper Abbot’s Lagoon. We’re not really expert birders, but on this trip we spent a lot of time puzzling over some groups of birds that are notoriously difficult to identify, such as the shorebirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651152526-ZWVJ384VLB4R9HHXFTF1/DSC07321-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Dunlin Abbot’s Lagoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651162032-ZVHZFZQLIPJMEEDIBS1D/DSC07658-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Dowitcher We couldn’t get very close, and we couldn’t identify some of the shorebirds until we studied our photos. We were pleased to identify this as a Dowitcher. If we were real experts, we’d know whether it’s a Long-billed or Short-billed Dowitcher. We don’t. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651174642-0ML8C8WSIX71N1CEUUGM/DSC07863-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Snowy Plover Abbot’s Lagoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605919023171-MG9I57BZY8AV2WQEU33N/2020-11-12+10.34.08-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651189853-VKI01QQ0IBH9QKDDPPT5/DSC07960-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Tomales Bay https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651165925-7UX78AVVLQ8TBA2SSNYU/DSC07482-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - American Pipit We saw hundreds of American Pipits near Abbot’s Lagoon. We couldn’t tell what they were eating until we zoomed in on this photo and saw the large, iridescent green beetle. How did we not see those when we were walking around? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651180178-1AWTJ4WGNQZBD7Y0LHAR/DSC07788-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651187707-A37LOODGYQQEF2AV77R3/DSC07958-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605919040100-BEMYL269VYHINZFZDXUK/2020-11-15+10.01.22.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Brian on the SUP Starting out from Nick’s Cove boat launch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605657046487-W5DWEYKU9850EY18VBPT/Screen+Shot+2020-11-17+at+15.28.33.png Blog - Point Reyes - GPS route The day we left, I paddled from Nick’s Cove to Chicken Ranch Beach, around 8 miles. Joy shuttled the truck and met me with a sandwich on the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651194504-D7AFHZCF6CK20MA7X7MX/DSC08008-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Bay Fruits The California bay trees were fruiting, and this bonanza attracted a lot of Robins, Hermit Thrushes, and other birds, especially in the area near the Bear Valley visitor center. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651197773-38HHR3Y296JYLMNAH8SH/DSC08022-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Band-tailed Pigeons These are native pigeons, different from city pigeons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651204667-I3OYLP3GRDVLBB9690IH/DSC08084-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651213854-GHY6CHNUV5IY4CH4DTKS/DSC08123-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Brewer's Blackbird While I was looking for other species of blackbirds, this one hopped into the back seat of our truck to look for a snack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651213557-H3X7ZKA3FFRHA0UX0STP/DSC08153-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Red-winged Blackbird We searched the farm fields and Bear Valley area for various species of blackbirds. In addition to the Brewer’s Blackbirds, we saw a fair number of Red-winged Blackbirds like this one. We hoped to find the elusive Tricolored Blackbird, an endangered species that is endemic to California. We saw a few Tricolors off in the distance, but we didn’t get any photos. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651218730-NLIN3IZS9MM23QSJSOLY/DSC08176-Pano-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - Pierce Point Ranch Tomales Bay on the right, the open Pacific on the left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1605651228508-CLTYVT4VCEUZOLC5X4N8/DSC08213-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes - McClure's Beach https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1606085794049-7EBPJGQGSF78ERY0T9CB/2020-11-14+16.56.07-sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/11/7/hope-valley monthly 0.5 2020-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604792534962-CPZH3ZPSQ1H0M3RILJ7F/DSC07042-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604792542740-N67C1YK3FQYCSTBCD08E/DSC07009-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604792545359-1PH737QSFCIANDSF6YU8/DSC07025-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604793324213-AU1H043SHFRSTLB6KJI7/2020-10-08+14.24.15-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604793331265-3Q84D96W9MO4KJVHKY77/2020-10-08+12.25.38-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604793338281-P9VXJXFMKSACNMVTUL3Y/2020-10-08+14.44.44-sq.jpg Blog - Hope Valley https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/11/7/owl-in-the-backyard monthly 0.5 2020-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604791543210-2MFQ2WIETC060MTBBP0O/DSC06875-sq.jpg Blog - Owl in the backyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604791532063-UX1Z2M1NBWY4M511ZNZ3/DSC06717-sq.jpg Blog - Owl in the backyard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604791597202-NPZF7Q3HLO7IZN1JWAYP/DSC06915-sq.jpg Blog - Owl in the backyard https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/11/7/western-fence-lizard monthly 0.5 2020-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604792326050-D9DNI0G5NYJDW75PM32Y/DSC06628-sq.jpg Blog - Western Fence Lizard https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/8/31/watercolors monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598916698214-GGT0RFKJ0DZ93MOLY9QS/DSC06530sq.jpg Blog - Watercolors - Sunset with Lupines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598916702016-ZNL2J7XT9H4L7RIR8SJ3/DSC06532sq.jpg Blog - Watercolors - Monochromatic Sunrise https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/8/30/shorebirds-at-moss-landing monthly 0.5 2020-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842233152-WWN8AW4GD1E8HX2QQSIZ/DSC06041sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Marbled Godwit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842230533-M4IVKYQGGFK351IAFK0A/DSC06152sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Dowitcher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842241727-KWDK9BXNKVIBZP7PX6IC/DSC06230sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Long-billed Curlew https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842237386-0LZD6K67MXTJUJ0NL2PG/DSC06352sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Least Sandpiper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842241768-KF79FPTXISY5DIK7D2M1/DSC06369sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Willet https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1598842245975-2UI21UOJ8VLS6U7638SW/DSC06515sq.jpg Blog - Shorebirds at Moss Landing - Semipalmated Plover https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/8/18/salp monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1597794305911-HQF7ARZD3WR0BM6XSFBB/2020-08-03+09.24.33-1sq.jpg Blog - Salp https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/11/7/black-phoebe monthly 0.5 2020-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1604794069465-KN3ITH2P30Z881VX0G41/DSC05616-sq.jpg Blog - Black Phoebe https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/7/18/early-morning-at-the-arboretum monthly 0.5 2020-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122147842-OEJV1KRPXEWJRG4EL4UK/DSC05152sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Western Bluebird Juvenile Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana). There was a big flock of young bluebirds at the edge of the meadow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122150362-AGYUY448IXM1NK7VCD30/DSC05194sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Western Bluebird Another juvenile, looking more juvenile than the others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122160710-1P8DN8NKCZF02GRO2ZXO/DSC05220sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Chipping Sparrow We don’t see these Chipping Sparrows (Spizella passerina) very often, so it was a treat to find them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122154900-R2EVUT8319RUGYS2JQYL/DSC05299sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Chestnut-backed Chickadee Feeding on poison hemlock. Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens, formerly Parus rufescens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122159857-FP6BQYBIHH1GWC0PYRK9/DSC05305-Enhancedsq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122162804-ZLEWGKPVSWU1NUCQDOMV/DSC05383sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Juvenile Red-shouldered Hawk Dark eyes and strongly banded tail (next photo). Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122166589-84GTFKGO9V4GPDHBQPJX/DSC05396sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum Those are some impressively sharp talons! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122166863-RJ46ZIWI0AYHFGYYRFUT/DSC05477sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Ash-throated Flycatcher This is another bird we haven’t seen for a long time, so we were delighted when it turned up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1595122170443-V6H14F3EYQH4CGHMLS3N/DSC05531sq.jpg Blog - Early morning at the arboretum - Ash-throated Flycatcher Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/6/22/sheltering-in-place monthly 0.5 2020-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845202876-AJ049EGB9MKZBJ6RP0PK/DSC03697sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Wilder coast The sea stack where we sometimes see Peregrine Falcons. The plants in the foreground are: seaside daisy (Erigeron glaucus), live forever (Dudleya farinosa), seaside wild buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845197010-HUQIEI1EHDXZ0R2TT402/DSC03770sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Pigeon Guillemots https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845209032-LBJPE74HNCXLC1TAZBDQ/DSC03774sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Savannah Sparrow We walk past the brushy habitats of Song Sparrows to get out to the open fields, where Savannah Sparrows rule the brussels sprouts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845212562-EX9KQS1SKYF56RDQDKQJ/DSC03998sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Peregrine Falcon I think it looks a little angry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845191517-FXJACCPAKSOQ9KH1MLK0/2020-06-21+10.21.16sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Focusing Trying to capture one of the adult peregrines as it makes a rapid pass along the clifftops. The juvenile is at the edge of the cliff, screeching https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845213116-1Z7YJRVW35TIYO0W3QH0/DSC04028sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845225506-VPM5QZJO0DEOPSXF9HOF/DSC04053sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Peregrine Falcon Adult on the sea stack. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845219699-RBF5YY4CSM34S2DJLKSJ/DSC04324sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Peregrine Falcon Juvenile, shortly after being fed by a parent. There is a band on this bird’s leg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845223228-69GU9VJQZM9QAPQ3G083/DSC04346sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845209389-72QAHHG75SMEAL7LCX15/DSC03793sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Western gull with chick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845190526-ARYX30ZKUAVJTXGG4GIJ/2020-06-21+09.24.22sq.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1592845232875-FZQV32Z1ZX96GVOOLQ6S/Sparrow+comp+DSC03744.jpg Blog - Sheltering in place - Three sparrows I thought I was taking a series of pictures of the same individual Savannah Sparrow; only when I studied the images at home did I realize how different they are. I still think all these are Savannah Sparrows, but the middle one has a much stouter beak and lacks the yellow near the eye. The right and left birds are more similar to each other, but what about that yellow? https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/4/21/opossum monthly 0.5 2020-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1587492201379-XKHUNL8P6L8IXCMNUOEC/DSC03596sq.jpg Blog - Opossum https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/3/1/merced-amp-san-luis-national-wildlife-refuges monthly 0.5 2020-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127817652-VW62J6XLTPBOE6MKEWTM/DSC02387sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Wilson's Snipe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127810455-1ONGGK2BKYEAQAM063P9/DSC02417sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Marsh Wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127818281-WM848KWQTN0W181TF7K6/DSC02428sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Least Sandpiper... … we think. Better double check this one. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127825534-1WPWN7ZSTG0M1VX8MWPW/DSC02488sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Black-necked Stilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127824123-6CO2V8V2AKF76XM9HCVF/DSC02640sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Geese There were several geese. A bald eagle flew through the group, making the huge flocks explode into the air. This photo shows Snow Geese and Ross’s Geese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127827086-989PIG3O7WDXH2K210RH/DSC02919sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Black Phoebe After long consideration, the phoebe swallowed this dragonfly whole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127834359-6MVIWKJDDGY30N41X48P/DSC02995sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - White-faced Ibis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127833897-O2CFARNAFFQISOAX1MWM/DSC03283sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Jackrabbit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127841556-I143082LNP8TERDUICXP/DSC03437sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Say's Phoebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127839300-XIYNB9A4LJ9BC8BWPIIJ/DSC03481sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - Brown-headed Cowbird https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127848436-EPD2WVF6A659BOY7Q1E9/DSC03502sq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - San Luis NWR The San Joaquin Valley landscape is wide open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1583127847964-HPG3TWHOIAWY3JO0KME8/DSC03503-Editsq.jpg Blog - Merced & San Luis National Wildlife Refuges - San Luis NWR Much of the Central Valley was once wetlands like this. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2020/1/24/gazos-beach monthly 0.5 2020-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1579926306587-HBOOZ8QQGQSYRYFPCRR9/DSC01716sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Snowy Plover https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1579926302066-VOS7LBIBNMR6TYHE114B/DSC01522sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Tafoni Honeycomb tafoni patterns in sandstone, near Franklin Point. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1579926293683-LPUF8FXKXWV72GNTVT52/DSC01586sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach - Elephant Seal This young male elephant seal wandered away from the breeding crowds at nearby Año Nuevo Point. He seemed to be enjoying himself, bellowing at the cliffs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1579926300302-LT5MXV6CUIW5I5210DJ3/DSC01672sq.jpg Blog - Gazos Beach https://mccauley.photos/blog/2019/12/26/shoreline-park-amp-baylands monthly 0.5 2019-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577386313757-G1CBY0GH7WHNEBLQG5XO/DSC01245-2sq.jpg Blog - Shoreline Park & Baylands - Eared Grebe Shoreline Lake, Mountain View. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577386305565-PF2V2218BGSLSECEAGWW/DSC01251-2sq.jpg Blog - Shoreline Park & Baylands - Ring-billed Gull Shoreline Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577386313236-Y79DEMVHBK92FTIJYFID/DSC01295-2sq.jpg Blog - Shoreline Park & Baylands - Snowy Egret Baylands, Palo Alto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577386319397-4JI8WJ3KSEWFKMJFX36W/DSC01326-2sq.jpg Blog - Shoreline Park & Baylands - Least Sandpiper Baylands https://mccauley.photos/blog/2019/12/23/franklin-point monthly 0.5 2019-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577135294429-6L6HWJZWNCT72TI39EVF/DSC00928sq.jpg Blog - Franklin Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577135296799-45KO5PORQBR1JLFVULDY/DSC00932sq.jpg Blog - Franklin Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577135301090-XNE5MFYZO8WXGI5ZJ7VM/DSC00935sq.jpg Blog - Franklin Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577135306074-SHGCY669JSXMADRX0QE3/DSC00942sq.jpg Blog - Franklin Point https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1577135303436-QZ75VXJC8747UYRUJ1OP/DSC00946sq.jpg Blog - Franklin Point https://mccauley.photos/blog/2019/12/14/birds-with-sony monthly 0.5 2019-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576433845582-I28SA1G7YDIIVZEK29B7/DSC00803sq-3.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - California Towhee Natural Bridges State Park. In the forest on a cloudy winter morning, I had to shoot at ISO 3200. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576359850379-UFAAWM7WSXRYFO2VG5DO/DSC00731sq.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - White-crowned Sparrow Natural Bridges State Park. ISO 4000. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576359861219-JE9OPN3F65IFXVR5Z332/DSC00856sq.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - Anna's Hummingbird UCSC Arboretum. ISO 3200. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576359871619-PO8XZ72GKUPMQGA6633Z/DSC00884sq.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - Golden-crowned Sparrow UCCSC Arboretum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576434410776-XZHMU39DEXSNUK2X6FDA/DSC00828sq.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - Anna's Hummingbird The new Sony 200-600 f/5.6-6.3 lets in more light than the f/8 combination I was using before (Canon 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6 with 1.4x TC). The depth of field is also noticeably more shallow; this hummer’s body is slightly out of focus while the eye is in focus. The trees in the background have become a smooth wall of green. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576434210884-QMQ6B8CP7SNCKRC595NW/DSC00738sq-2.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - Townsend's Warbler Natural Bridges State Park. Flocks of small birds flitting around the dense forest in fairly low light gave me a good challenge in terms of learning to use the new autofocus system. I had more misses than hits. but managed to get a few images more or less in focus. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1576435286359-KT90X7Q408NUU0FB9EEV/DSC00834sq-2.jpg Blog - Birds with Sony - Wrentit UCSC Arboretum. These elusive little birds don’t often give us a clear view. We’ve learned to follow them by sound, and wait for a glimpse through the branches. 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At dusk we heard wolves howling below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174565658-JLFGWMPSW0X7DXVWLS5U/DSCF1339sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Carmanah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174562413-M9QN4KH0G79YV9FVAR5Z/DSCF1358sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174432184-DTFZOSBLX06ZLNRE9P9S/DSCF1135sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174399814-0ONK020D40BUP1X9Z8DZ/2019-09-04+10.22.19sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island Joy driving the Jeep on old logging roads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174569369-30A1PQB9KB1578V7BPEW/DSCF1385-Panosq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Blue hour Near Carmanah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568264276001-YI683LQX4WHFJMPHD0IV/DSCF1160sq-2.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island McClure Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568264337723-YG1TZURB40QT2JJSZN6N/DSCF1172sq-2.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Logging road camp There are roads everywhere on the Crown Lands; we found campsites off the beaten track wherever we went, out of sight or sound of other people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174574425-G72XJ9G0BVDVATDN70OX/DSCF1413sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Carmanah https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174588230-5P2A5TH6PBNHJ3JJSFMT/DSCF1442sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568264439525-NWADR9D654GIGIIBXA8K/DSCF1176sq-2.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Camp couture Joy’s stylish scarf is coated with Insect Guard, helping to keep the bugs at bay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174583426-AETYXY5SMNHY3V37Q0MN/DSCF1443sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Carmanah We had a nice hike in this deep, dark old-growth forest preserve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174591170-DYC7PGS5OPI42H4KQO8J/DSCF1449sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1568174596526-5LX84MCA1ZWNQK2EJ338/DSCF1467sq.jpg Blog - Vancouver Island - Alberni Inlet We drove a long time this day, looking for a campsite. We eventually found a semi-abandoned road along the coast, with alders growing in the middle and bear scat everywhere. 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But we could be wrong. We saw a lot of flycatchers, but they’re not always easy to identify. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176176248-NCCSCV9OUXTL1GTT3CMP/5N6A7383sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176164766-MNDVCG8AX7Y0SUWHBNYQ/5N6A7390sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176170414-GCYPRG9KYNEKGGNPD98H/5N6A7403sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir - Western Tanager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176173660-XKP6RKQQ6LFAM9LIINKO/5N6A7417sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176179220-37OJFWZWPJ009MVOMQQ7/5N6A7537sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176188526-44QMYXW7FC7JNPP3I4IS/5N6A7627sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176183363-WWLMH6FFQY00VO9HPIV9/5N6A7640sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176188002-7ED2Y1FKN9YGIT3X2MJO/5N6A7643sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176194782-KJFOAIR086NW66QS1OP0/5N6A7653sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir - HIghland Creek Just upstream of the reservoir. Downstream, the water from Spicer Meadow flows into the Stanislaus River. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176209218-X4W5GSIXH0BNV4UMHEP4/5N6A7681-Gigapix-edit-2sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176197332-9R1POB8FEQHLHLHXZ0QV/5N6A7690sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176199690-61J0JWXMFJXVIRG0TUEG/5N6A7710sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176203053-W7F8XRE318QZ96YSN909/5N6A7728sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir - Violet-green Swallow We saw a lot of these, but they rarely land; we only got one chance for a clear picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176207598-IVFM4QIAEA4SWGSOSIKP/5N6A7755sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176213804-PWMT6N9EY0LG811WFC9A/5N6A7767sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176212896-A0RYW5U89000UV91L7Z8/5N6A7784sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176217702-LX5HOKN8QTHPNMO3N5WG/5N6A7826sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176225145-KBU9KQ5U7SJYOJFGPIIL/5N6A7856sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176222135-5PUANW5WJ7Z7ZM5BANWA/5N6A7859sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176237851-MEU8PGIW1BQC76WOQ4EM/2019-08-08+13.01.18sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir Dad’s canoe easily took all our gear, including ice and beer for 4 nights. It was definitely easier than backpacking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176227756-6YKOWEHHDHOIL3KTDPRY/2019-08-09+18.49.31sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176229878-MEV3285U2U7BER8PFJZN/2019-08-12+06.40.46sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176234985-AKOQ241CRNNR2TJCQ52F/2019-08-12+07.42.44sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1566176236929-QBI3MK32NF2E3LMKHSYB/2019-08-12+09.14.17sq.jpg Blog - Spicer Meadow Reservoir - The Dardanelles A volcanic rock formation that looms over the lake. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2019/7/2/woodies-on-the-wharf monthly 0.5 2019-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1562108305928-PVRJ41OIGNX3SM05Y4G3/5N6A6985sq.jpg Blog - Woodies on the wharf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1562108304212-Z0FJI4MM3B9Z2GYPZW7U/5N6A6988sq.jpg Blog - 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Summer & Fall Paddling https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093532461-7W6V1SU9VJO1T5U1POQB/2018-09-15+13.11.11sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling Watching as small children are blown helplessly down the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093542815-COZE51T2GW1UFF2Z6N20/2018-09-15+13.11.58sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Into the chop I set off around 2 on a windy day, hoping for a good following windswell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093535830-VR93T0CI2IXTQZOBHI8N/2018-09-15+13.12.49sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Heading out The sea was a little chaotic, and the wind waves less organized than I hoped, but I did get some good glides along the way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093558678-DBMRY9MQZELJTZBKFWDG/Screen+Shot+2018-10-20+at+4.20.19+PM.png Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Davenport Downwind My Garmin Fenix GPS track. I followed the route of the Davenport Downwind, but finished at the harbor instead of at Main Beach. Total: 14.9 miles; 5.8 mph average. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093540807-JBRCUVC5D1L26G3HNZH5/2018-10-19+10.03.41-1sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Putting in at the harbor I paddled from Santa Cruz Harbor to Moss landing on 10/20/18. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093547860-5AKH0RTBMD9WOUEDZNMC/2018-10-19+10.04.59sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Heading out The wind was calm for the first 5 miles or so of paddling, then it gradually built to a quartering breeze around 5-10 knots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093547225-Z09X56D3C6KG0FUF1A3N/2018-10-19+13.24.12sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Moss Landing Harbor The last couple of miles were a little tedious. The wind shifted, leaving an unhelpful chop on the sea. I was happy to pull into the harbor at the end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093555593-FZS6ERZEDZ4XTA6IAF9I/Screen+Shot+2018-10-20+at+2.50.39+PM.png Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling - Santa Cruz to Moss Landing 16.6 miles; 5.2 mph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1540093555202-XDG9P3WAAGLB4X40FTZN/GOPR0284sq.jpg Blog - Summer & Fall Paddling https://mccauley.photos/blog/2018/9/13/cosumnes-river-preserve monthly 0.5 2018-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1536879369002-USYIY0RK1C84QKJ8EIX6/Screen+Shot+2018-09-13+at+3.25.50+PMsq.jpg Blog - Cosumnes River Preserve https://mccauley.photos/blog/2018/9/1/point-reyes monthly 0.5 2018-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1535866349927-VMP3LTYNY5G2645L45QL/5N6A4516sq.jpg Blog - Point Reyes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1535866389782-RY7Y60BDS5KIEK38UBKZ/5N6A4944sq.jpg Blog - 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At our first two camps in the hills, we were surrounded by meadowlarks. and we spent the afternoons and mornings listening to their songs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762710185-QNSC3DG590YZBDDBL840/5N6A9825sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762717626-JDXE4UQFO6F9PNQ8MV9A/5N6A9865sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762715925-DXR7GB1PU9291EAZ86SM/5N6A9870sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762724072-ZDXW28CWIB10GBNXTR88/5N6A9882sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Parry's Mallow Eremalche parryi. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762721663-K952LEYL5VAAM96NIBU9/5N6A9921sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Miniature Lupine Lupinus bicolor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762726771-CCHV7MXRE68W18GJRK7S/5N6A9981sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762730534-QPVP2KAVN2JI62FIUYZW/5N6A9987sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Tidy Tips Layia platyglossia. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491771605198-Z4VZT9Z5N3SZ1LATGIP4/2017-04-04+13.59.11sq-2.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762735039-WIVCD6WZWQ22PEDJSECY/2017-04-03+09.59.05sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762743108-8SG3EXFM7QVSVMUSS4AQ/IMG_7591sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Temblor Range Our bucolic backroad drive, just before the road turned bad. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491762745508-HROSBJJMEIDR4EIYWXNX/IMG_7607sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Sage sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491766112394-UBRKML9PZ6HUGWA1LTRV/Carrizo+Gaia+mapsq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758851128-9D92NCCOOMFYXY8ZHM9D/5N6A9388sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Desert Candle Caulanthus inflatus (Brassicaceae). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758834886-NIYKF6LLPX7TFZRPKS5X/5N6A0043sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Tidy tips Layia platyglossa, mixed in with Valley Phacelia and Goldfields. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758820841-ATVUGA29YKN44CKC9VGO/5N6A0063sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Valley Phacelia Phacelia ciliata. These were abundant in the hills, and in a couple of spots there were vast fields of them on the valley floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758833626-Z43OM53CNRFU36BQ6JS3/5N6A0068sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Forked fiddleneck Amsinckia vernicosa v. furcata (I think). Large areas of the hills were completely covered with these. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758843724-O8VQXIZYADYAS5RZ3L7M/5N6A0070sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Tidy tips https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758849455-42S7ZGG4C6VU214C9SIP/5N6A9392sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Hillside daisy Monolopia lanceolata. There were literally millions of these, covering miles of hills and valley floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758859004-IIFJM02YHJW9F15FTH1B/5N6A9515sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - San Joaquin Blazing Star Mentzelia pectinata. Scattered here and there, these flowers didn't form dense stands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758874471-INSNLSJLD91CKPE938UR/5N6A9519sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Shredding Evening Primrose Camissonia boothii. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758865139-2OLHW6PX35H7I98KEYYD/5N6A9523sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain - Valley phacelia Phacelia ciliata. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758879968-A9SBAXAYSWIULKDG37EP/5N6A9530sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491766009600-408LS971CIW09WZSMCR5/2017-04-04+13.55.49sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491766067614-DOO45JTSDCOGM6K010S9/5N6A9591sq.jpg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1491758526114-RH56WOTQANE0WA3SL4KO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Carrizo Plain https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/12/30/central-valley-winter-birds monthly 0.5 2017-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157567786-ZQ99AF72ACH5U9Y1N8CH/5N6A7586sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157570648-IYIUGZTZK1PZSVX1FMP2/5N6A7644sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157576024-994NBFIZIBGWZG7DT3S5/5N6A7667sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157580434-M2VIC0KGPHY8066U6L81/5N6A7726sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157586505-J7452S9UM24CCRR8Z2GC/5N6A7742sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157706637-SPN86V0F681L8LN7QKXJ/5N6A7988sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds - Marsh Wren These birds are abundant and vocal in the marsh, but they rarely sit still for a photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157706234-HT3DOBLMDMRHD4A3QUPK/5N6A8079sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds - Wilson's Snipe We hunted for snipes at the water's edge, but had a hard time getting a clear glimpse amongst all the tules. This one quickly passed through a small open area, leaving me just enough time to grab a quick shot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483157712174-6AWRN5JL2U0SBXZZY9HJ/5N6A8117sq.jpg Blog - Central Valley Winter Birds - Sora We spent an hour or so watching this Sora, which was feeding busily alongside the Snipe. For a long time, we couldn't get a clear enough look to identify the bird, but eventually we got one quick look as it stepped off the reeds and swam across a narrow stretch of open water. Eventually this bird walked to within two feet of us, but was still mostly hidden by vegetation. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/12/30/sunset-at-lighthouse-point monthly 0.5 2017-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483158920113-JJI5MTTLKOFNDPA1L19W/5N6A8267sq.jpg Blog - Sunset at Lighthouse Point - Watching the sunset A crowd gathered at the lighthouse to watch the sunset. 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Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260215636-MH926DZHE9B3JBLQNKLH/5N6A5151sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Pika, Mt. Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260221337-C6Q20XKDC571FJVWYVWD/5N6A5170sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Lodgepole chipmunk, Mt. Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260223484-PKWK5WXWRSUQLBZQX4GP/5N6A5199sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Sooty Grouse High up on Mt. Hoffmann we saw this female Sooty Grouse accompanied by a very dark-grey feathered male. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260229136-EE5ASTJ35OPCVMMZA250/5N6A5237sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Yellow-bellied marmot The scree and talus fields of Mt. Hoffman are crowded with these giant ground squirrels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260233497-EQ304HQP4ABGNVYJGIP1/5N6A5245sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - View from the summit I scrambled to the top to take in the view and snap a few pictures as the clouds moved in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260237608-71JG1LXYFVMH6JDKLS2N/5N6A5260sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Joy savors the snow Just above May Lake, on our way down from the summit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260239382-HS4KRX8TBWPQKA93AJHY/5N6A5267sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Graupel on spruce It started to snow as we hiked down Mt. 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I (Brian) got up around 1:30 AM, after the moon had gone down, to shoot some star pictures with the bristlecones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259484493-TYEC027B9LQG3QC338EW/5N6A4703-Editsq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Bristlecone and the milky way Once I figured out the exposure for the stars, I tried adding a little light for the trees. With the camera on a sturdy tripod, I used a 15-second exposure (any longer and the stars were transformed from dots to lines as the earth rotated). While the shutter was open, I used a small LED keychain light to illuminate the tree. To soften the light, I shined it at the palm of my hand, using my hand as a reflector. I moved the light around to "paint" the tree with light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259479588-KBQDDJVWO1VHBMT1W6UF/5N6A4700-Editsq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite I couldn't tell if I was getting usable images; it was particularly hard to see if I had the focus right. I shot a number of pictures, experimenting with lighting and camera settings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259486028-SMZIE48GZBURJOIJUIJ5/5N6A4716-1sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite My best images had settings around 15 seconds at f/2.5, ISO 1600, with my 24 mm lens. When I looked at these images on the camera screen at night, they looked fine, but when I saw them in daylight the next day, I was dismayed to see that the screen was almost black! Luckily, I was able to bring up the exposure in Lightroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259491801-X5G8FBLUYTYZB3X3Z2HI/5N6A4725sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259499322-21R7PV91Z91JJILVL3OZ/5N6A4776-Editsq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Aspens in Cottonwood Basin After leaving the Patriarch Grove, we went into an area called Cottonwood Basin on the eastern side of the White Mountains. We didn't see a lot of cottonwood trees, but we were happily surprised to see groves of aspens at the peak of their fall colors. This area was surprisingly lush for a desert mounain range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259507880-4NU9QDDSLLR19V95ZYPH/5N6A4929-Panosq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Near Crooked Creek I hiked to the top of a ridge near Crooked Creek, and found this idyllic high basin, filled with sagebrush and ringed with aspens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259503923-M768EZNDFWNASRQ5M553/5N6A4792sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259498148-60A7TANNFPMSXOXKVZO7/5N6A4786sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474259508616-JOFTKU2VCP0KUXPBUCYP/5N6A4801sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260017060-A79DVDCE7SNX6ZWIRZ1P/5N6A5006sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260015092-AOZ01QQT95XG3IZ27487/5N6A5031sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260019177-40PRLYLX5LY0HBWA28WQ/5N6A5101sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Sunset at Mono Lake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260019414-NKDR2WV8XGBWTA5WTIVN/5N6A5104sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - Sunset's red glow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1474260021445-GD1FGZHLZGX1Q3YTKAIJ/5N6A5128sq.jpg Blog - The White Mountains & Yosemite - The light changes shortly after the sun sets. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/9/5/santa-cruz-birding monthly 0.5 2016-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124659629-J66AT8ALHHLHOD6LCRHS/5N6A4160sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Surfbird Santa Cruz Harbor. There was a small flock of these birds on the rocks near the harbor mouth; I think they arrived within the past week or so. This one is an adult in nonbreeding plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124660859-1K38IGX0TCG3KPWUEEUR/5N6A4173sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Surfbird Santa Cruz Harbor. Part of the same flock; this one is in juvenile plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124667786-FAQL0E25VGHH46FAFAE5/5N6A4245sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Black Turnstone A small group of these turnstones was mixed in with the Surfbirds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124665892-6U7I2DFASCCR75J4GMUO/5N6A4266sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Black Phoebe Also on the rocks at the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124681886-XL30Q09QHMBSVMYWWML6/IMG_6668sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Brown Pelican https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124772031-KQGH3B2V8GY3VMFL9YM2/IMG_6657sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Brian Creeping up on the shorebirds at the harbor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124670398-97QRKGVJ79CRWB5FQ5Z2/5N6A4295sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Anna's Hummingbird. This is apparently the same leucustic (white-feathered) individual we saw at the arboretum this Spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124674506-08IH6CQXA2XVIUCQ23QL/5N6A4355sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Joy and the bird shooters We weren't the only ones to take an interest in the white hummer; there were several other photographers lined up to photograph it. People usually think our lenses are large, but only when we're not standing next to these guys. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124675262-C1R2FI4JWVPEQQDLBI2L/5N6A4376sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1473124682087-RHX7FKHJHZFHWXZGR6I0/5N6A4472sq.jpg Blog - Santa Cruz Birding - Anna's Hummingbird The white hummingbird is unique, but there are a lot of standard hummingbirds at the arboretum. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/7/15/moss-landing monthly 0.5 2016-07-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1468694433093-HMK1WNXD3B7H1V7ZT1PV/5N6A3933sq-2.jpg Blog - Moss Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1468694396643-2KVAX1KXYRZR993JIZ3V/5N6A3902sq-2.jpg Blog - Moss Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1468694099978-OC2AEJ2Z10KV7U55AGHT/5N6A4030sq-2.jpg Blog - Moss Landing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1468693725976-MLWCY4UTMNM173K2321X/5N6A3977sq-2.jpg Blog - Moss Landing https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/7/6/ducks-grebes-at-neary-lagoon monthly 0.5 2016-07-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850764380-HHEWFSV92493HF36YT8L/5N6A3331sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Wood Duck Male in breeding plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850773494-LAUI33MPYGSKAFXK13CY/5N6A3319sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Wood Duck Male in breeding plumage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850781449-63BOQKHXMNQPK5QKZLVO/5N6A3393sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Wood Duck Juvenile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850788282-5ILY8M56ZI633ZR5S24S/IMG_5970sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Wood Duck Adult female. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850844804-PMJTR165699CWN13OEHY/IMG_5783sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Pied-billed Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850854272-IR4TCNXNBGDN7KIBJ0RJ/5N6A3447sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Pied-billed Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850861530-1S0B2JNF8AQZNQ2F8IZ9/5N6A3493sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Pied-billed Grebe We watched this grebe eat an enormous crayfish. It was a protracted struggle, but the grebe eventually broke the crayfish's claws and swallowed it whole. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1467850869711-UG6G1B15GQSSPYDWOOPN/5N6A3270sq.jpg Blog - Ducks & grebes at Neary Lagoon - Swallow There were a number of these juvenile swallows resting on the railing as a light mist fell. We think this is a cliff swallow. https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/6/21/the-jay-race-2016 monthly 0.5 2016-09-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1466552534342-ZVM5B7K258LLRDZ7P6GB/5N6A2933sq.jpg Blog - The Jay Race 2016 - The SUP start Stand-up paddlers wait to start their division. Prone paddlers started first, then the SUP division ten minutes later, and finally the OC1 division ten more minutes later. We started the race standing on the beach with our canoes on our shoulders; when the starting horn went off, we launched from the beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1466552533752-KGFZORJY7FE9V64MNXWJ/5N6A2938-Editsq.jpg Blog - The Jay Race 2016 - SUP start The stand-up paddleboard (SUP) division paddling out through the shorebreak. There was enough surf to cause a few people to lose their boards; luckily our OC1 start went off without a hitch.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1466552538243-16B67E7F1MHI05ILN06B/5N6A3005sq.jpg Blog - The Jay Race 2016 - Getting underway As soon as we hit the water, I knew I was in for a long morning. I was moving slowly, and most of the OC1 other paddlers gradually disappeared ahead of me. 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Spring Transect - View from our campsite overlooking Painted Rock in Carrizo Plain, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462913568716-G7V3EWQT94UY3EDKT99M/5N6A1983sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Thunder and lightning in the mountains across the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462913581337-TO7311FIKL1BD6UP4CW7/5N6A2031sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462913591996-A1K8RWDRRXW81WNH1W6N/5N6A1668sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Our campsite overlooking Soda Lake, a dry alkaline lake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908683322-Y5E67FNW5ZIJDK7Y2HSR/5N6A0089sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908681614-12J3HSWE4F4YFK2PFLA2/5N6A0325sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908685432-XJWC34L5ZMV0BW1Y2PIZ/5N6A0359sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Wildflowers at the side of the road https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908715323-AN8GV1U7P8W5QLQ8DVFK/5N6A0134sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) Female. Not to be confused with the California quail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908715930-XGKYBV9MGNWNYBJSUTXN/5N6A0380sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908719802-ORNAXK2RVL0A1J3TFN3U/5N6A0396sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908736077-FZ9ZMPTSLJ3BYBTGX9C3/5N6A0477sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908737211-BCJ1VWHRTTACE1OPXA95/5N6A0541sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Scott's oriole (Icterus parisorum) This male kept singing, giving us a chance to take a picture. It's quite a challenge to properly expose for a black head in the bright desert sun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908740312-4SN5QAWMSRQQSEFTB97W/5N6A0601sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908756440-1G4RRB5QFJE7JIEQ7YCN/5N6A0633sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908783206-XI6EV56K4X9MC4F6KD9U/5N6A0658sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908780046-ZVV8OVR2WT1SOQDOB0FT/5N6A0668sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908785722-1THLVCYE2F83S72K9RHW/5N6A0686sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908787972-MATMVI6QEMGQW3XPM58F/5N6A0695sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908812000-KGNJPDUGG79QFQ0G2WKG/5N6A0713-Editsq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908812062-HXD4K02RTI8CZOSNZ6D0/5N6A0736sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908818873-VRE10XX1HNKXG2VXX4CH/5N6A0755sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908818675-L1A08XTVC6RZPTD08QOG/5N6A0759sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908862887-C9DUEK506H9R5BIQZHY7/5N6A0771sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908863953-EP7WHF0V6DP21G5GKTGZ/5N6A0777sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908866667-77ULB1QA6XQEWIWZTZAB/5N6A0779sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908867675-RI4AG66ZQF99ROCE3M1B/5N6A0796sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908888327-MKDRGFUNWYRIJ0MGKMBM/5N6A0854sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) We swirled around this tortoise that was crossing the road, and hit the brakes. Brian jumped out and carried it to the other side of the road, where it tried to find some shade in the bare shrubs. We were puzzled where it had found some juicy grass to eat? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908888453-3V1XJ9RLSCS1HLKWQ0QI/5N6A9081sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908890995-X7SQ55TST762CGGBK13O/5N6A9320sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908911009-KNXRXD8ENMLFS76QZE4T/5N6A9326sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) Male Costa's hummingbirds have a deep purple cap and throat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908913097-0VUE7VSJEUBFG40HWE05/5N6A9408sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908914494-M2APWV2DPITCS7OM9XMI/5N6A9424sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908945409-4B1BGZAL4R5PL0HXLYJ0/5N6A9440sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Green-tailed towhee (Pipilo chlorurus) We were very excited to get a decent picture of this Green-tailed Towhee. They are hard to see as they forage mostly on the ground under dense brushes, often scratching in the leaf-litter, looking for insects and seeds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908949987-8K6KWSVFPQU9S5FKA6O4/5N6A9447sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908968824-42PQ9H97GSQFYLYTXQ59/5N6A9616sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908951773-3PRQZLFM5LOH9JP6A2W4/5N6A9458sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908971294-A4AI9ZD1492GLTFDMPOR/5N6A9643sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908952363-1IHLMI083BSIF68ZBIIF/5N6A9499sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908973234-4X5GMEY0LPMXIMJG3VUQ/5N6A9658sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908975092-Z09V5D2ECSIGH3N3BP1D/5N6A9675sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908995485-OBMFSAGBZODCKKZZTICH/5N6A9683sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462908995912-DZXK58GC63QQD1YN43AT/5N6A9689sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909002229-9WR852QH1RI3HH4M0HLL/5N6A9698sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909001495-8S61LIRD08YTNNOBBDZ7/5N6A9728sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909028020-WGLOYZTO6D7792YW1JBC/5N6A9760sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909028250-B3NH8QAUB5FBKT3N4SDO/5N6A9783sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909034556-ZTM5WIMKDV0ZJNLJ7VJG/5N6A9789sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909033284-4ZVEJR0TXQ9W1PCEWBFC/5N6A9838sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909059783-ENBGTY7Y6H1LUEYR9MVU/5N6A9872sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909059479-TOGEZCPE3ISS5QZULF0D/5N6A9919sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909063332-RHI3MMFF1XH4SAX4WS5Z/5N6A9957sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909110702-LUV2CI71G36C5HILQLNI/2016-04-16+19.32.36-2sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909111609-BX0AJJCG4Q2XG31XY3VO/2016-04-18+11.58.22sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909114225-VFWXYW6I1FQSSLMJP1TZ/2016-04-21+16.20.47sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909135284-72T1BJVKEXZGLL8MB9FH/IMG_4447sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909132228-TW4IYXALFUQI8CI5KRDD/IMG_4467sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909137477-YV4GTMQOEN1HFT2AV8U9/IMG_4544sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909138357-7Y43LQND4D6H7FIALF9R/IMG_4609sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909155800-UIH7CPLBPNQOJREIEM1M/IMG_4642sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909160540-8XPBNLQ51P8I39OREBRK/IMG_4641sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462909161532-BBXVOJ4JUL48OU681BUN/IMG_4704sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462911834581-DUE49WDL2XLLZZ4XDTZR/5N6A2193sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462911846264-QF2784X9D4WK2L34IE4R/5N6A2312-Editsq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907096798-9QBOTKVM8Y3UN5T4LMAR/5N6A1885sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Desert orangetip (Anthocharis cethura). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907252851-EXJQNLA0NH3BSJYY10SU/IMG_4213sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) The male has glossy black feathers and red eyes. Hence the name, which is from the Greekphain pepla meaning "shining robe". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907249641-K2NC3HCCW3EDE2PN21VM/IMG_4117sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) The female has striking gray feathers and red eyes. Flocks of Phainopeplas were passing through the area where we camped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907035306-F2T59OC100PGJ5FT7KA1/5N6A1728sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907019960-FMJY75I80UD32BDH4O9M/5N6A1663sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462906973628-BOCIJL4QI91R91AMQLO8/5N6A1590sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907005446-MA7SUL8P18UQC04CCX2N/5N6A1580sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907057212-ZDMMB1OZXUFF5L21G5PN/5N6A1800sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907058111-6ZRAKJ7PA1NZZ0T3GIJA/5N6A1850sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907096014-FYCM9WO0NE6REK7I69PT/5N6A1872sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907120077-R4J2I4FC013Q83BOGO87/5N6A1939sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens) Ash-throated Flycatcher gathering nesting material. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907119329-RUUW4CN0544MK81Q1OOO/5N6A1959sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - June beetle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907125061-2WAZIFATII86WKQWUGYT/5N6A1968sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - June beetle These June beetles are quite big and looked too heavy to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907185160-NR2NMH88YMXXSEKTZFR6/5N6A2036sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus) Juvenile. Male and female look alike. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907186176-WAHMBF7ZX9SNBALDS6JV/5N6A2062sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) A desert rabbit with a tail that looks like a cotton ball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907206543-DU7T10STZU4G81THNJVS/5N6A2142sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) Pronghorn are not grass eaters. They eat leafy green plants.This female was by herself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907206542-CVV9XS4WUMIOG76YQAWL/5N6A2155sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) Females split off from the herd to give birth. This female was by herself and looked pregnant to us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907210802-U7P98YHL7DSPOGA5FJEV/5N6A2169sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Pronghorn Antelope (Antilocapra americana) Our presence did not disturb her at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907231428-A2NYMIPMVWYTG17CXWL5/2016-04-27+12.09.58sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Brian with new lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1462907249300-P0PLSX1J5UQSLV21CBJE/IMG_4140sq.jpg Blog - Spring Transect - Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus) https://mccauley.photos/blog/2016/4/11/new-lens monthly 0.5 2016-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1460438887770-2D0VRKEMF2BTLARI1DI4/5N6A8484sq.jpg Blog - New Lens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1460438889955-3LWYQK46AUFP1SZEGZUQ/5N6A8732sq.jpg Blog - New Lens - Dark-eyed Junco Shot at 1/40 second at 400 mm, using a monopod. 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Big Sur, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610447890-GD3OH7YBGA1G9T3F67KU/IMG_0882-Editsq.jpg Birds - Wrentit UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610452705-BPL3E26BPO7Q8TKD474W/IMG_2099sq.jpg Birds - California Towhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610452965-ECLE7RC6FKOT6JHA811U/IMG_8522sq.jpg Birds - American Avocet Palo Alto Baylands, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610458500-NHN8NEC2Y1DBP8VNRSNO/IMG_8683sq.jpg Birds - Green-winged Teal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610456363-SJHDTT9HK89TPLMYSXIT/IMG_8813sq.jpg Birds - Marsh Wren https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610548337-QYP2XYBA2KMEYHMTK20T/IMG_8971sq.jpg Birds - Bald Eagle Palo Alto Baylands, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610552445-65HBG2IMOZ94QORWJY8J/IMG_8983-Editsq.jpg Birds - Double-crested Cormorant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610555028-KLEZ11AGST1XV3SAJVXU/IMG_9155sq.jpg Birds - California Thrasher UCSC Arboretum, Santa Cruz, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610558266-NPCERO33GQVQVNF11N83/PtReyes-Jan13-2-60-Editsq.jpg Birds - Great Blue Heron Point Reyes, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610830271-CVFYDCAZ40TMQ7X1O6T8/PtReyes-Jan13-2-93sq.jpg Birds - Red-breasted Sapsucker Point Reyes, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453610831872-4YMY6ED7X2IMIL77B4N6/PtReyes-Jan13-7074-Editsq.jpg Birds - Great Egret Point Reyes, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1453612419781-XRWRQYPAYRNYEGWP0ZP8/5N6A8800sq.jpg Birds - American Coot Natural Bridges, Santa Cruz, Ca. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483145602202-P9QCE3GRX5T5C3A18Z3W/5N6A2826sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483145669749-1CXHOCVGSGYNJGV1D4BH/5N6A2847sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483145773254-2QL14N9V9MAL1MNWQXED/5N6A3319sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146283396-0RRG78ZL0W3U7ACWHALV/5N6A3270sq.jpg Birds - Swallow (juvenile) I think it’s a Tree Swallow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146321796-R1C1KFCYZC5W4W3T3R55/5N6A3393sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146321980-TFH19G0ESFZA3AIN6LEN/5N6A3493sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146327328-9QD1928KNH7EDCRHL0K0/5N6A4030sq-2.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146329380-P1IABF5IDRXNDGIHS33R/5N6A4160sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146332894-RJ3QRJT3JEPCSGBAWWU5/5N6A4173sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146381659-AMS4WJGNSQUGZPBDQ71A/5N6A4245sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146380420-AE0RGF7X9WNVLMJ6EV07/5N6A4266sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146385607-P3EKV5QSM2D17APCF341/5N6A4295sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146581843-9WPKEA58A9CKXEN88296/5N6A4376sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146584008-FRLEWJI3KQSLM9VBF6NA/5N6A4472sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146586785-3DOE6MZR74I6YLR6M7N4/5N6A6565sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146587959-YQSK5U98O7CJ3210S18Y/5N6A7586sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146593545-XHXEXTWZNKPROGO3K10U/5N6A7667sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146718516-6M2KJ2ZI00WVCBP9ED75/5N6A7742sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146723349-MHEDKEIF0HXMTE1XZIRK/5N6A7988sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146728585-IJO9WYV1QUW45WNSZKUM/5N6A8074sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146730518-ZW4FX3QZ5UWJO9MWU9NS/5N6A8640sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146739683-6CIJ0YKMGTQ00GIJBP7G/IMG_3799sq.jpg Birds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146736831-05CDHWQBHFK6WAPO8X3J/IMG_5302sq.jpg Birds - Pacific-slope Flycatcher …I think. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538260367982-1AST8FVYT0SLQ1CPPBKC/IMG_7607sq.jpg Birds - Sage Sparrow Carrizo Plain, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1483146745712-Q0CJZUPIHP1ZESCQFTXR/IMG_5783sq.jpg Birds - Pied-billed Grebe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538259411385-L4FHA4NHYPF2XGV7QPQE/5N6A2596-sq.jpg Birds - Island Scrub-Jay Santa Cruz Island, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538259416853-02E5SGV2YO7C4ELNM3T1/5N6A2630-sq.jpg Birds - Black-headed Grosbeak Santa Cruz Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538259415565-JE44FHKNHR3V5NV5NTMQ/5N6A3071-sq.jpg Birds - Black-vented Shearwater Along the way to Santa Cruz Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538260194930-JS6PXI8D4HGSOAT4UY9G/5N6A0636-sq.jpg Birds - Black-crowned Night Heron Juvenile. Abbot’s Lagoon, Point Reyes, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538260192283-5N2YI6DI4KJUMDNBBZWL/5N6A0655-sq.jpg Birds - Great Blue Heron Abbot’s Lagoon, Point Reyes, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538260283439-HJQKBRZ9TC3OG91NBQ5F/5N6A3225sq.jpg Birds - Song Sparrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5686d33669a91ac1e4bb77fb/1538260281174-YOEU4TJGU4FRYH2XBBG6/5N6A3629sq.jpg Birds - Ruby-crowned Kinglet https://mccauley.photos/photography-momentum daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://mccauley.photos/about daily 0.75 2016-10-01