10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

As I always do on the way home, following a short visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, I take in at least one of the National Wildlife Refuges (NWR) found in the Sacramento Valley. California is blessed with 51 NWRs and Wildlife Management Areas (WMA), second only to North Dakota with 77.

Wildlife 158

Wildlife San Francisco Sacramento North Dakota 158

10,000 Birds

APRIL 7, 2015

We rented a car and drove to Point Reyes from San Francisco early on a Saturday morning, stopping for a quick detour at Muir Woods (because who wouldn’t stop there?). We headed into Point Reyes with vague plans to meet up with one of my college buddies, which turned out to be a big mistake.

Seals 185

Seals Elephants Whales Whaling 185

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We have examples of enough historical styles of buildings, mostly built with local stone, to draw groups from architecture schools. Best of all, you can fly here direct from Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. But these Cattle Egrets didn’t seem to mind. It was really very early.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles San Francisco Costa Rica Birds 191