Geotripper's California Birds

Showing posts with label Stanislaus River. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stanislaus River. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Getting Very Close to our National Bird

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This might not be the right distance to meet a Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ). I grant you that. But my camera does have a prett...
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

More Signs of Spring: Tree Swallows Nesting at Two-Mile Bar Recreational Area

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One of the surest signs of spring is the return of the swallows from their winter sojourn in the tropics. There are a number of swallow sp...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Mountain Quail at Columns of the Giants

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We took a short trip up the Stanislaus River this afternoon, taking a short hike to the Columns of the Giants. The columns are volcanic in...
Saturday, February 28, 2015

Nuttall's Woodpecker at Horseshoe Pond on the Stanislaus River

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I've been on somewhat of a tear with woodpeckers of late. There was the Northern Flicker along the Tuolumne River bluffs , as well as ...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

Bird of the Day: White-headed Woodpecker at Calaveras Big Trees State Park

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We headed out into the Sierra Nevada. We've really gone nuts in the gloom of fog, and had to see some sunlight. We ended up at Calaver...
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Garry Hayes
I am a teacher of geology at Modesto Junior College and former president of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Far Western Section. I have led field trips all over the western United States, and a few excursions overseas, but my homebase is the Sierra Nevada, the Great Valley, and the Coast Ranges of California.
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