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<blockquote data-quote="Kibet" data-source="post: 3495295" data-attributes="member: 126488"><p><strong>Day 5 Tuesday 22nd November</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Fort Mason Community Garden – Crissy Field Marsh – El Polin Spring</strong></p><p></p><p>With my last day in San Francisco, before I headed to my next set of hotels in Berkeley, and with the promise of a sunny day, I decided to revisit the rainy day areas. If they managed to impress me in the rain, then I wanted to experience them in the sun. And they did not disappoint.</p><p></p><p>Starting off at the Community Gardens, I found the leader from the Sunday walk, who visits almost every day. He had just spotted a <strong>Bullock’s Oriole</strong> and was having a look for it. We could not find it but were greeted with <strong>Downey </strong>and <strong>Nuttall’s Woodpecker</strong>, and a group of rather lovely <strong>House Finches</strong>, the males having a rather nice red complexion. Entering the garden, a pair of <strong>American Robin</strong> were moving around, making me think they were the Oriole. The resident, funny white patched, <strong>Mockingbird</strong> also taunted us with the size. A <strong>Song Sparrow</strong> joined the other flavours of sparrows seen the other days. </p><p></p><p>Then, the <strong>Bullock’s Oriole</strong> flew in giving me a good half a second view in the bins before disappearing into a tree. It is amazing the impression you can get for such a short time. As we waited for the Oriole to reappear, we got great views of the <strong>Nashville Warbler</strong> that sat quite conveniently in a palm tree for pictures, before being joined by a <strong>Townsend’s Warbler</strong>. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, I had to call an end to my little visit as I was already late for a coffee meet with a writing friend. Reluctantly leaving the garden, I took a vow that if I got a chance, I would revisit the Magical Garden.</p><p></p><p>After my coffee meet, I carried down to Crissy Marsh, finding a <strong>Belted Kingfisher</strong> sitting on a mast at the Yacht Harbour, followed by a <strong>Snowy Egret </strong>fluffed out to intimidate a gull and finally getting a decent shot of a <strong>Brewer’s Blackbird</strong> in the parking lot. The <strong>Marbled Godwit</strong>,<strong> Long-Billed Curlew</strong>, <strong>Willet</strong> and <strong>Killdeer</strong> welcomed me back to the Marsh. Many of the same species from the rainy days were present, with the addition of a <strong>Great White Egret</strong>, <strong>Pied Grebe</strong> that was swimming at my walking speed, and <strong>DC Cormorants </strong>doing some sort of vocal behaviour. </p><p></p><p><strong>Anna’s</strong> were perched on the top of bushes, and spotted a female <strong>Ruddy Duck</strong>. On the way back up the marsh, the <strong>Belted Kingfisher</strong> flew in and landed on a mud island close to a <strong>Great Blue Heron</strong>. I took a shot as I thought it was unusual, with my limited knowledge, that it should land on the mud. Later, reviewing the image, it was enjoying a nice fish meal.</p><p></p><p>Returning to El Polin Spring, I was not expecting much activity as the day started to move to the afternoon. The better light allowed nice shots of a perched <strong>Northern Flicker</strong> and then spotted a <strong>Coyote</strong> by the trees. After a brief walk around, I sat down on a bench to see what would come along. <strong>Song Sparrow</strong>, <strong>White-Crowned</strong> and a <strong>Scrubby </strong>showed up, likely expecting I was having a picnic. They were disappointed, but I was not, as I got some nice shots of them waiting expectantly. With <strong>Black Phoebe</strong> showing up, followed by shots of a flying <strong>Northern Flicker</strong>, the <strong>Coyote</strong> showed up again. I did a video speaking quietly as it lurked around, seemingly more interested in the shouts and a dog bark in the background. </p><p></p><p>As I got up to leave, the <strong>Coyote</strong> started to head in the same direction as me, at the same speed. I kept my eyes on it the whole time, as was slightly unnerved and with my brush with the Raccoon gang, I did not want anything closely resembling it with a larger mammal. Whether it got distracted or simply held up by some scrubland, I managed to get ahead, surviving to move to the first Berkeley hotel, write this entry and inflict my narrative on you.</p><p><em></em></p><p><em>Photographed Species 49/56</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kibet, post: 3495295, member: 126488"] [b]Day 5 Tuesday 22nd November[/b] [B]Fort Mason Community Garden – Crissy Field Marsh – El Polin Spring[/B] With my last day in San Francisco, before I headed to my next set of hotels in Berkeley, and with the promise of a sunny day, I decided to revisit the rainy day areas. If they managed to impress me in the rain, then I wanted to experience them in the sun. And they did not disappoint. Starting off at the Community Gardens, I found the leader from the Sunday walk, who visits almost every day. He had just spotted a [B]Bullock’s Oriole[/B] and was having a look for it. We could not find it but were greeted with [B]Downey [/B]and [B]Nuttall’s Woodpecker[/B], and a group of rather lovely [B]House Finches[/B], the males having a rather nice red complexion. Entering the garden, a pair of [B]American Robin[/B] were moving around, making me think they were the Oriole. The resident, funny white patched, [B]Mockingbird[/B] also taunted us with the size. A [B]Song Sparrow[/B] joined the other flavours of sparrows seen the other days. Then, the [B]Bullock’s Oriole[/B] flew in giving me a good half a second view in the bins before disappearing into a tree. It is amazing the impression you can get for such a short time. As we waited for the Oriole to reappear, we got great views of the [B]Nashville Warbler[/B] that sat quite conveniently in a palm tree for pictures, before being joined by a [B]Townsend’s Warbler[/B]. Unfortunately, I had to call an end to my little visit as I was already late for a coffee meet with a writing friend. Reluctantly leaving the garden, I took a vow that if I got a chance, I would revisit the Magical Garden. After my coffee meet, I carried down to Crissy Marsh, finding a [B]Belted Kingfisher[/B] sitting on a mast at the Yacht Harbour, followed by a [B]Snowy Egret [/B]fluffed out to intimidate a gull and finally getting a decent shot of a [B]Brewer’s Blackbird[/B] in the parking lot. The [B]Marbled Godwit[/B],[B] Long-Billed Curlew[/B], [B]Willet[/B] and [B]Killdeer[/B] welcomed me back to the Marsh. Many of the same species from the rainy days were present, with the addition of a [B]Great White Egret[/B], [B]Pied Grebe[/B] that was swimming at my walking speed, and [B]DC Cormorants [/B]doing some sort of vocal behaviour. [B]Anna’s[/B] were perched on the top of bushes, and spotted a female [B]Ruddy Duck[/B]. On the way back up the marsh, the [B]Belted Kingfisher[/B] flew in and landed on a mud island close to a [B]Great Blue Heron[/B]. I took a shot as I thought it was unusual, with my limited knowledge, that it should land on the mud. Later, reviewing the image, it was enjoying a nice fish meal. Returning to El Polin Spring, I was not expecting much activity as the day started to move to the afternoon. The better light allowed nice shots of a perched [B]Northern Flicker[/B] and then spotted a [B]Coyote[/B] by the trees. After a brief walk around, I sat down on a bench to see what would come along. [B]Song Sparrow[/B], [B]White-Crowned[/B] and a [B]Scrubby [/B]showed up, likely expecting I was having a picnic. They were disappointed, but I was not, as I got some nice shots of them waiting expectantly. With [B]Black Phoebe[/B] showing up, followed by shots of a flying [B]Northern Flicker[/B], the [B]Coyote[/B] showed up again. I did a video speaking quietly as it lurked around, seemingly more interested in the shouts and a dog bark in the background. As I got up to leave, the [B]Coyote[/B] started to head in the same direction as me, at the same speed. I kept my eyes on it the whole time, as was slightly unnerved and with my brush with the Raccoon gang, I did not want anything closely resembling it with a larger mammal. Whether it got distracted or simply held up by some scrubland, I managed to get ahead, surviving to move to the first Berkeley hotel, write this entry and inflict my narrative on you. [I] Photographed Species 49/56[/I] [/QUOTE]
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