By mihir | Published:
3 August 2010
A brief walk around noon in the hot sun at Briones Regional Park didn’t reveal much in terms of spotting many different species, but did give some great views of possibly the largest Western Rattlesnake I have ever seen (it must have been close to three feet if not over). It’s not often that you [...]
By mihir | Published:
14 July 2010
As the nighttime temperatures in the east bay moved in a decidedly warmer direction, we took a night drive along Mines Road last weekend to see what creatures, particularly snakes, we could find. Cruising around a few nights earlier revealed a Grey Fox and a Great-Horned Owl, but no snakes. We hypothesize that the reason [...]
By mihir | Published:
13 June 2010
Two Saturdays ago, we took a trip to Mitchell Canyon in Mount Diablo State Park in an attempt to finally end our quest to find the Coast Horned Lizards in addition to seeing some springtime wildlife. We were successful on both counts. The park’s flowers were in full bloom, splashing colors all over the landscape. [...]
Posted in Places, Trip Report | Also tagged Black-headed Grosbeak, Blue-grey Gnatcatcher, Coast Horned Lizard, Indian Paintbrush, Mariposa Lily, Mitchell Canyon, Mount Diablo Fairy Lantern, Mount Diablo State Park, Variable Checkerspot, Western Tiger Swallowtail |
By mihir | Published:
12 August 2009
On Tuesday morning, I drove to Morgan Territory Regional Park for a hike hoping to see some of the general wildlife of the area. Morgan Territory exhibits classic East Bay habitat and there are no parking fees. For most of the time, I hiked along Volvon Trail. The trail was very easy to walk on [...]
By mihir | Published:
9 August 2009
It was a great night for an evening drive along Tesla Road in eastern Livermore. The objective was to look for San Joaquin Kit Foxes, but we failed to find them. Kit Foxes are both nocturnal and extremely difficult to see. We did, however, manage to see several other species of Bay Area animals. As [...]