Showing posts with label San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Luis National Wildlife Refuge. Show all posts
Saturday, October 14, 2023

A Great Valley View of the Eclipse

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Today's eclipse at the greatest coverage of the Sun, about 80% There was an eclipse today! This is perhaps not entirely news to my North...
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Saturday, January 1, 2022

For a Coming New Year of Challenges: River Otters!

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There are so many challenges coming in this new year and the years that follow. Dealing with the worst pandemic in a century, protecting our...
Saturday, October 9, 2021

The Prairies of California: the Most Extraordinary Landscape (and Ecosystem) in California

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The Tuolumne River on the east side of the Great Valley I admit this statement is a hard sell, especially among those who live here, but hea...
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Saturday, February 1, 2020

Pictorial Celebration of Wetlands Day: the Great Valley of California

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Sunset at the San Joaquin River NWR near the Beckwith Road Viewing Platform Before going any farther, please go over to Siera Nystrom...
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Sunday, November 3, 2019

A Bit of "Where's Waldo the River Otter?" at the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

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There are things in my life that are more thrilling than spotting River Otters ( Lontra Canadensis ), but there are not many of them. I sp...
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Monday, April 2, 2018

A Shaggy Sheepdog Story for an April Fool's Sunday

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This was just a little fun I had today, although I had a moment of worry, wondering about the wrath of a wary guard dog. We've visited...
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Monday, March 19, 2018

Mrs. Geotripper Faces Down the Wolf: Musings on the Canids of the Great Valley

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Note: I know this is a coyote, not a wolf. But read on to see why I used the term They've always been here. They've always bee...