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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

Scenes of Japan -- From Hiroshima to Tokyo

June 2, 2011 -- This post features scenes of Hiroshima, Japan and the Peace Memorial Park.  Also, traveling from Hiroshima to Tokyo via bullet train, featured are scenes of downtown Tokyo, food for sale in Tokyo markets, and several scenes of the Tokyo nightlife.

A partial view of Hiroshima, Japan, rebuild after being atomic bombed in 1945
Hiroshima Rebuilt
After Being A-Bombed in 1945

A view of the modern, rebuilt Hiroshima near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Rebuilt Hiroshima
Near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

A View of Rebuilt Hiroshima Near the Atomic Dome
Rebuilt Hiroshima Near the Atomic Dome

Remains of Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall (Atomic Dome) After the Bomb
Hiroshima's Industrial Promotion Hall
After the Bomb

A Close-up of The Atomic Dome in Hiroshima
Close-up of The Atomic Dome in Hiroshima

The Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima, Japan
The Children's Peace Monument
Hiroshima, Japan

Atop the Children's Peace Monument is a girl holding a folded paper crane
Atop the Monument is a Girl
Holding a Folded Paper Crane

The Childrens Peace Monument honors the thousands of children killed by the A-Bomb
The Monument Honors the Many Children
Killed by the A-Bomb

A View of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum

An exhibit at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum showing the effect of the A-bomb. The Atomic Dome is seen in the center right.
An Exhibit Showing the Effect of the A-bomb

A Helmet and Tricycle after the A-bomb Exploded over Hiroshima, on Display at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
A Helmet and Tricycle
After the A-bomb Exploded over Hiroshima

The Memorial Cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
The Memorial Cenotaph
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

The Cenotaph Aligns with the Peace Flame and the Atomic Dome
The Cenotaph Aligns with the Peace Flame
And the Atomic Dome

A Tokyo Bound Bullet Train Arriving in Hiroshima
Tokyo Bound Bullet Train Arriving in Hiroshima

The Train Interiors have the Look and Feel of a Airline Cabin
Train Interiors Look and Feel like Airline Cabins

A Shady Place During a Warm Tokyo Day
A Shady Place During a Warm Tokyo Day

A Slice of Downtown Tokyo, Japan
A Slice of Downtown Tokyo, Japan

Close-up of a Beautiful Building in Downtown Tokyo, Japan
Close-up of the Center Building Above

Form Follows Function in Parts of Many Cities Including Tokyo
Energy Flowing to the People in Tokyo

Delectable Food for Sale in a Tokyo Market
Delectable Food for Sale in a Tokyo Market

Sushi to Go in Tokyo, Japan
Sushi to Go in Tokyo, Japan

Fish on Ice in a Tokyo Market
Fish on Ice in a Tokyo Market

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

Tokyo Nightlife
Tokyo Nightlife

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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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