The world needs ‘Zombee’ hunters
‘Zombee’ season is about to peak in September, and zombee researchers are asking for help to track its spread. It’s Night of the Living Dead for honeybees infected with a...
Wildlife
A Visit from Jack Laws, Bird Man (and Artist)
It’s always a red-letter day at the Bay Nature office when we get a visit from Jack Laws (aka John Muir Laws, wildlife artist extraordinaire and the man behind the...
High Plains Drifters
My current beach reading has the usual ingredients: a steamy love triangle, a pitched battle between mortal enemies, and colorful characters cavorting in exotic locales. This is no dime-store novel,...
Rare bluebird sightings bring happiness in a Berkeley park
Birds are singing. Children are laughing and playing in patches of sunlight. And I am strolling through large fields of grass here at Berkeley’s San Pablo Park, aiming my camera...
Phalaropes descend on Rodeo Lagoon
Rodeo Lagoon in the Marin Headlands is the place to go right now to watch a rare migratory shorebird that enacts a fascinating swap in gender roles. In late July...
Up close and personal with clappers
The California clapper rail may not be the most distinguished of birds, at least on appearance. Except for the flash of bright orange in its beak, this saltmarsh critter-eater is...
Leatherback Turtles Back in Earnest
Pacific Leatherback Turtles have been spotted in the coastal waters south of San Francisco earlier than ever before. Sightings of sea turtles are rapidly approaching last years’ 23, with 17...
A walk among butterflies
I never quite know what I might find when I set out with my camera, my binoculars, and my wandering eyes. Recently, I headed out in Tilden Nature Area, one...
Swallowtail butterflies thrive along SF’s gritty streets
San Francisco residents are well-acquainted with the seagulls and pigeons in their midst. Take a closer at the green spaces amid the cityscape and you’ll notice one of most beautifully...
Video: Bird Banding with the SF Bay Bird Observatory
The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory has been netting and examining birds along Coyote Creek near San Jose since 1982.
