I’ve started to put out bird seed in my North Oakland backyard and have enjoyed the visitors. What do I need to know about feeding wild birds in my yard?
Photographer Steve Zamek Gets His Decisive Moment
Photographer Steve Zamek, waited at Lloyd Lake in Golden Gate Park for over three hours photographing birds. When he decided it was time to leave, this hooded merganser sprang into action and Zamek snapped this shot.
Surge of pine siskins means dead birds, but also new neighbors
We’ve been hearing a lot about dead pine siskins all over the country. Turns out it’s natural, and it might mean more siskins in more places for a while.
Bird of the week: Marshmallicious delicious
It’s spring nesting season, but apparently there’s a lot of confusion around Easter time about one particular bird.
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 Naturalist’s Notebook in the back of every issue of Bay … Read more