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Post Archive

Scenes of Seoul, South Korea -- Posted April 22, 2013
South Korea

Scenes of San Francisco, Oakland, CA, Thailand & Miyajima, Japan -- Posted September 10, 2012
San Francisco, Oakland, Thailand

Scenes of Japan -- Kyoto to Nara -- Posted August 8, 2011
Japan -- Kyoto to Nara

Scenes of Japan -- Hiroshima to Tokyo -- Posted June 2, 2011
Japan -- Hiroshima to Tokyo

People of Burma, Laos and Thailand -- Posted March 20, 2011
Burma, Laos & Thailand

Some Larger San Francisco Birds -- Posted January 18, 2011
Larger San Francisco Birds

Three Little San Francisco Birds -- Posted September 26, 2010
Little San Francisco Birds

Scenes of Bangkok, Thailand -- Posted August 18, 2010
Scenes of Bangkok, Thailand

City Birds and Scenes of Duluth, Minnesota -- Posted July 22, 2010
Duluth, MN City Birds & Scenes

Wild Birds and Monitor Lizards of Bangkok -- Posted July 10, 2010
Bangkok Birds & Water Monitor

Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge Spring 2010
Lake Merritt Wildlife Refuge


More City Birds

Canada Geese enjoy the morning sun while American Coots, Mallards and other birds glide fish and relax on beautiful Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA


A Pair of Mallards are seen fishing at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA


Portrait of a Heron at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA


Cormorants nesting at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA -- taken on July 4, 2012


October at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA and the Cormorant nests are empty for another year


Snoozing, grooming and scratching; October finds these juvenile Cormorants enjoying the morning at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA.  In a year those brown feathers will be replaced with black feathers.


A female House Finch perched on a roof in City Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


Three House Finches exploring the concrete jungle of City Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A greatly magnified study of a House Finch


Close-up of a brown and white Roman Tufted Goose at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA


Pigeons, such as this beauty, live the good life at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA


A Pigeon of City Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco, where life for Pigeons isn't easy.


Pigeons of City Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco, fleeing from a Red-tailed Hawk.


A couple dozen Crows, like a swarm of bees, came in from the Southeast.  They descended to one of their favorite hangouts, briefly resting and foraging before rushing off toward the Golden Gate.


Bird's-eye Views

A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view San Francisco birds see while flying around Ciity Birds Country, the Heart of San Francisco


A view the San Francisco waterfront during a colorful sunrise with birds stretching their wings.  Taken with a Canon SX40 HS Camera


San Francisco at dusk during the Christmas holidays, 2012.


San Francisco at dusk.


Full Moon Over San Francisco May 25, 2013.  Taken with a Canon SX40 HS Camera -- Hand Held


An Interesting San Francisco Sunset


The Atami Moon Terrace is Part of the Newly Developed Atami Shinsui Park with Great Day and Night Views of the Port, City and Harbor; and, it is Considered to be a Sacred Place for Lovers


Pigeons Feeling the Love at the Atami Moon Terrace, Atami, Japan


Statue of the Dove of Love at the Atami Moon Terrace, Atami, Japan


A View of Atami, Japan; a Seaside, Hot Springs Resort Area

Three Little Birds of San Francisco

September 26, 2010 -- This post starts with a view of Grace Cathedral and little Huntington Park next to it.  At the park we found several House Sparrows enjoying the day foraging for food and taking sand bathes in the sandy exposed soil.

Later at Fort Mason we saw White-crowned Sparrows bathing in improvised bird baths.  We also came upon a Starling foraging on the grounds.  This post ends with a few candid photos of House Finches living in the "Concrete Jungle" of the City.  It is only the dedicated devotion of numerous people which makes the survival of the House Finch -- one of the last remaining songbirds to be found in the heart of the City -- possible.

Grace Cathedral from Huntington Park, San Francisco
Grace Cathedral from Huntington Park
San Francisco

The Huntington Park Fountain, San Francisco
The Huntington Park Fountain

A House Sparrow at Huntington Square Park, San Francisco on Palm Sunday Morning 2010
A Huntington Park House Sparrow

A House Sparrow Foraging at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A Foraging House Sparrow, Huntington Park

A House Sparrow Foraging at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A Foraging House Sparrow, Huntington Park

A Pigeon and House Sparrow Foraging Together At Huntington Park, San Francisco
A Pigeon & House Sparrow Foraging Together

A House Sparrow Foraging at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A Foraging House Sparrow, Huntington Park

A House Sparrow Foraging at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A Foraging House Sparrow, Huntington Park

A House Sparrow Prepares to Take a Sand Bath at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A House Sparrow Ready for a Sand Bath

A House Sparrow Taking a Sand Bath at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A House Sparrow Taking a Sand Bath

A House Sparrow Taking a Sand Bath at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A House Sparrow Taking a Sand Bath

A House Sparrow Watches His Mate Taking a Sand Bath at Huntington Park, San Francisco
A House Sparrow Watches
His Mate Sand Bathing

The Male House Sparrow Joins in the Fun at Huntington Park, San Francisco
The Male House Sparrow Joins in the Fun

From Ft. Mason Fog is Seen Beyond the Palace of Fine Arts
The Palace of Fine Arts From Ft. Mason

Alcatraz Island as Seen from Fort Mason, San Francisco
Alcatraz Island as Seen from Fort Mason

Bike Riders Enjoying the Day at Fort Mason, San Francisco
Bike Riders at Fort Mason, San Francisco

In this View from Fort Mason, San Francisco, the Day Was Fine, but the Fog Would Soon Return
Fog Rolling through the Golden Gate

Bees Were Busy Bouncing from Flower to Flower at the Fort Mason Public Garden
Fort Mason Bees were Busy

Hornets Enjoying the Bounty Provided by Flowering Bushes at the Fort Mason Public Garden
Hornets were Enjoying the Flowering Bounty

White-crowned Sparrows On Their Way to the Watering Hole at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
White-crowned Sparrows
On Their Way to the Watering Hole

A White-crowned Sparrow Bathing at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
A White-crowned Sparrow Bathing

A White-crowned Sparrow Bathing at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
A White-crowned Sparrow Bathing

White-crowned Sparrows Bathing at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
White-crowned Sparrows Bathing

A White-crowned Sparrow Refreshed after Bathing at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
Well I Feel Good Now!

A Starling Foraging at Ft. Mason Public Garden, San Francisco
A Foraging Starling at Ft. Mason Gardens

A Pair of San Francisco House Finches Living in the Heart of the City
A Pair of San Francisco House Finches

An Orange Male and Juvenile House Finches Living in the Heart of San Francisco
An Orange Male & Juvenile House Finches

A Female House Finch Relaxing in the Heart of San Francisco
A Female House Finch Relaxing
In the Heart of San Francisco

An Overhead View of House Finches Enjoying a Bath in the Heart of San Francisco
House Finches Enjoying a Bath

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                     Bird Reference

 - American Coots

 - American Robins

 - American White Pelicans

 - Birds of Thailand

 - Black-crowned Night Heron

 - Black Phoebe

 - Brewer's Blackbirds

 - Brown Pelicans

 - Canada Geese

 - Common Mynas

 - Cormorants

 - Crows

 - Doves

 - Egrets

 - Glaucous-winged Gulls

 - Great Blue Herons

 - Greater White-fronted Goose

 - House Finch

 - Jungle Crow

 - Lesser Scaup

 - Mallards

 - Muscovy Ducks

 - Mute Swans

 - Pelicans

 - Ravens

 - Sparrow, House

 - Sparrow, White-crowned

 - Starlings


                Location Reference

 - Bangkok, Thailand

 - Burma (Myanmar)

 - Corregidor

 - Duluth, Minnesota

 - Hiroshima, Japan

 - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

 - Inle Lake, Burma

 - Irrawaddy River, Burma

 - Kobe, Japan

 - Kyoto, Japan

 - Kuang Si Waterfalls, Laos

 - Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

 - Laos

 - Luang Prabang, Laos

 - Mandalay, Burma

 - Mekong River

 - Miyajima, Japan

 - Nara, Japan

 - Oakland, CA

 - Republic of Korea (South Korea)

 - San Francisco, CA

 - Thailand

 - Tokyo, Japan

 - Vientiane, Laos


                     More City Birds

          Early Birds at Dawn on Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

          From Head to Toe at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA Canada Geese

          A Duluth, MN Mallard in January

          At Dawn, Canada Geese Take Flight Over Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

          Gulls and other birds are comfortable living in and around the concrete jungles

          An American Robin Foraging Early in the Morning at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

          An American Robin Gathering Food for Chicks Nesting in a Tree High Above at the San Francisco National Cemetery

          Amidst Hundreds of Graves, an American Robin Forages at the San Francisco National Cemetery

          American White Pelicans and Canada Geese at Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA

          American White Pelicans, such as these at Lake Merritt in Downtown Oakland, California, are one of America's largest birds, and they are Impressive with their wings spread open

          House Sparrow and White-crowned Sparrow at Fort Mason Public Gardens, San Francisco

          A House Sparrow pondering winter in Duluth, MN

          White-crowned Sparrow at Fort Mason Public Gardens, San Francisco

          Canada Geese from Treasure Island in Flight over San Francisco Bay Heading Toward the Marin Headlands (Alcatraz to the Left)

          A Pair of Jungle Crows Hanging Out in a Downtown Bangkok Park

          These Common Indian Doves are seen foraging around an open-air restaurant in Phuket, Thailand, where people enjoy feeding them.

          Five House Finches Enjoying the Day on Top of a Highrise Fire Escape.

          Three House Finches Enjoying the March Sun White a Crow on an Adjoining Building Stands Watch.

          After Construction Workers Leave for the Day, a Pair of Crows Takes Over the Crane.

          A Release Bird, this White Homing Pigeon was Briefly Seen Enjoying Lake Merritt, Oakland while Provoking Curiosity among the Regulars at the Lake

          Cormorants are Seen Resting on the Anchor Chains of a Ship Moored in the Harbor of Yokohama, Japan

                  More City Scenes

          Torii Gate, Miyajima, Japan

          San Francisco at Dusk

          A San Francisco Sunset

          Flowers of Fort Mason Public Gardens, San Francisco

          Flowers of Fort Mason Public Gardens, San Francisco

          A Tokyo Sunrise

          A View of Kobe, Japan as Rebuilt after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

          A Partial View of Downtown San Francisco with the Ferry Building in the Foreground and Mount Sutro Tower in the distance.  Taken from Treasure Island During an Early Spring Morning

          A Partial View of Downtown San Francisco with Coit Tower atop Telegraph Hill, Taken from Treasure Island During an Early Spring Morning

          A Partial View of Downtown San Francisco from Treasure Island

          A View of Downtown San Francisco from Twin Peaks

          In this view of San Francisco, we see the TransAmerica Pyramid in the upper-left corner, the dome of City Hall is to the left, slightly below center, the tower of the Ferry Building is seen upper right of center and the United States Mint is seen in the center of the picture's foreground.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          In this view of San Francisco, we see the TransAmerica Pyramid in the upper-left corner, the dome of City Hall is to the left, slightly below center, the tower of the Ferry Building is seen upper right of center and the United States Mint is seen in the center of the picture's foreground.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          A View of Downtown San Francisco from Twin Peaks

          A View of portions of San Francisco's Russian Hill, Nob Hill and Telegraph Hill with Coit Tower in the upper-center of the picture taken from Twin Peaks.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          A View of San Francisco's Castro District taken from Twin Peaks.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          A View of Alcatraz Island taken from Twin Peaks.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          A View of the Golden Gate Bridge from Twin Peaks

          A View of the Golden Gate Bridge from the San Francisco Side

          A View of Oakland, CA with the San Francisco Waterfront in the foreground and Mt. Diablo in the background, taken from Twin Peaks.  Photographed using a Canon SX40 HS camera.

          A Colorful Winter Sunset Showing Twin Peaks and Mount Sutro Tower, San Francisco

          Sunrise Over Lake Merritt, Downtown Oakland, CA

          An Autumn view of Seoul, Korea's beautiful skyline

          A storm-threatening sunset over San Francisco

          Sunrise Over Mt. Davidson (the highest natural point in San Francisco at 928 feet (283 m), with the Upper Portion of the Cross Visible

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