Person of the forest
Sumatran orangutan at the Sacramento Zoo.
All birds
A eclectic collection of birds seen in the past couple of months.
Blair Lake
We came across this quiet little lake at Malakoff Diggins State Park, and naturally the Big Guy couldn’t leave without making a few casts! I had time to explore most of the way around the edge of the water while he focused on the fish. Although there were plenty of bass and bluegill to be seen, they turned up their […]
Getting closer
Now that the weather is taking a definite turn toward cooler temperatures, we’re seeing more signs of the annual deer rutting season. Yesterday I went back to the Rossmoor Bar area with the Big Guy, arriving before sunrise — let me tell you, it was surprisingly cold, even after the sun came up! We saw at least 30 deer as […]
A visit to North Bloomfield
While North Bloomfield was once a bustling town at the height of mining operations, these days only a few people still live here, within the boundaries of Malakoff Diggins State Park.
Lion’s pride
Sacramento Zoo, October 2020
Time to rebuild
The bald eagles have returned to Lake Natoma and are now working on restoring the nest they’ve used for the last four years! I made a quick visit to the nest site this morning and was lucky enough to get some photos of the two of them working together to arrange the sticks they’ve collected.
Poser
A cheeky ground squirrel at Beals Point, Folsom Lake.
Just curious
We went looking for deer along the American River bike trail in Rancho Cordova yesterday morning. Not surprisingly, we managed to spot more females than males; the bucks are especially camera shy. These deer do their best to avoid humans, but they feel quite safe hiding among the dredger tailings and are used to seeing bicycle traffic. They did seem […]