While I think of the Palo Alto Baylands Preserve and the many hours I spend exploring there, here are some random thoughts and pictures of the place.
Transient Bird
It’s a challenging drive there from San Francisco, where I live. One merges on to 101, a major artery much frequented by trucks and commuters. I don’t make this drive during commute hours. The hind end of a truck or SUV is no substitute for shore life.  Pictured here is a transient bird, whose name I do not know. Elegant bird.
Avocet in breeding plumage
While avocets, stilts, Forster’s terns and more are resident here, let’s look at more egrets.
For those who know my work, wait a while. The abstracts are around the corner. Sometimes with how to hints.  How’s that for a teaser.
Now, though, it’s April! The month when the birds and bees upstage the humans. Some of the egret images will be from past years when there was much nesting activity.
Egret Displays
The Egret Kids Play