Category Archives: animals

all about animal life in the park, both wild and domestic

musing in the tea garden

Posted on October 29, 2010 by fromthethicket

The Japanese Tea Garden is now a study in fall color.  Like the first layer of watercolor wash applied with a brush to paper, the saturation is variable throughout the garden now, with a spot or two of brilliant red, … Continue reading →

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roof-top environmental science

Posted on October 21, 2010 by fromthethicket

Last Sunday, braving the steady drizzle and chilly temperature, six citizen scientists took part in an on-going science project on the roof of the Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park.  Academy Naturalist Alana Hysert oversees monthly monitoring of plants, … Continue reading →

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why sparrows change their tunes

Posted on October 19, 2010 by fromthethicket

Wild Neighbors: The Baptista Tapes: Why Sparrows Change Their Tunes. Category: Columns from The Berkeley Daily Planet.

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bison and sparrows

Posted on October 17, 2010 by fromthethicket

Along the fence of the bison paddock in Golden Gate Park a group of volunteers has been installing new planting designed to attract white crowned sparrows.  Now that’s a contrast for you;  what could link these huge beasts to these … Continue reading →

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bird walk

Posted on September 1, 2010 by fromthethicket

We met at 8 a.m., the first Sunday of the month, in front of the Botanical Garden, about thirty sleepy people with binoculars around our necks. The San Francisco Audubon Society offers monthly bird walks in the Botanical Garden, led … Continue reading →

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