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The Turkeys I’ve [Almost] Known

November 18, 2011 Animal Behavior

This post is a tribute to the wild turkeys who walk among us. Every year, Hugh and I Adopt a Turkey from Farm Sanctuary. And every year, I try to somehow commemorate the awesomeness of the wild turkeys I’ve been privileged to be among and photograph. The timing of this new episode from Nature on [...]

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Showdown at Berkeley Marina

February 24, 2010 Domestic Animals

“This country ain’t big enough for the two of us. So I’m giving you ’til sundown to get out of town.” ~ The Virginian

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The Great Newt Commute

February 8, 2010 Bay Area

The Great Newt Commute is what happens on the way to the Great Newt Party. From the first winter rains through early spring, California Newts migrate from their summer homes to their winter breeding grounds — to ponds and streams where they mate and lay eggs before trundling back up the hills and into burrows [...]

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Thanksgiving Tribute to Berkeley’s Turkeys

November 26, 2009 Holidays

Photo collage of wild turkeys in Berkeley. The photos were taken in the Berkeley hills and in Tilden Park.

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Where Old Docks Go to Die

October 11, 2009 Bay Area

Old docks smell, this much I can tell you. You’ll catch a whiff of decomposing mussels and sea greens long before you ever see the old boards stacked, as these particular boards were, in the parking lot of the Berkeley Marina. The Marina is renovating — replacing the old A-B-C docks with improved versions. And [...]

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Secret Digs of the Great Horned Owl

September 15, 2009 Bay Area

Photos of a Great Horned Owl perched in Strawberry Canyon in Berkeley.

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Visiting Hours Over

August 26, 2009 Bay Area

A male Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) roots around just before dusk at the Nature Center in Tilden Park.

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Return to the Mother Ship

July 18, 2009 Bay Area

This honey bee was one of a stream of honey bees, hypnotized into the maw of this cactus flower.

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An American Bullfrog in Berkeley

July 14, 2009 Reptiles & Amphibians

I don’t usually ignore visual anomalies. They bring me to interesting things. On this Berkeley day, something seemed out of place — that nagging oddity in my periphery. I turned and looked closer in the mud. Sure enough, there was an unusual outline in the creek bed. As quickly as I noticed the frog, it [...]

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Homage to Cesar Chavez in Berkeley

February 24, 2009 Bay Area

** Photo usage and restrictions If you venture into the off-leash area atop the hills of Cesar Chavez Park in the Berkeley Marina, you’ll come upon a place of remembrance along with a worshipful look north, south, east and west. The solar calendar built on this site pays homage to Cesar Chavez, his legacy commemorated [...]

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