Jon and I were offered new jobs in Salt Lake City and we jumped at the opportunity to move to a beautiful and affordable city.
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I am going to miss California.  I will miss the ocean most of all.

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Have you ever been close to getting the perfect picture?

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This was an excellent birding weekend. Thanks to my wonderfully patient boyfriend, Jon, I went birding twice! Once in Tiburon, CA and once in Half Moon Bay, CA. The pictures below are from Half Moon Bay.

August is the month when the raptors return. It’s amazing; one day they’re nowhere to be [...]

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For the most part, the San Francisco Zoo is very good about creating environments for the animals that are large and comfortable. The lovebirds, for example, had two large caged areas attached with a tunnel. The birds inside were very happy.
There was one exhibit, however, that was really awful for the birds. The hawks, turkey [...]

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