Posts Tagged ‘wildfowl’
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011
[UPDATE: Oh, it’s a common snapping turtle. See comments.]
This big critter looks to made of 100% muscle.
Take care you don’t run into it in Golden Gate Park on a dread sunny day:
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(Just guessing here, alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii?)
Snap snap!
Tags: 2011, alligator, arboretum, bay area, california, common, common snapping turtle, golden gate park, pond, San Francisco, snapping, snapping turtle, strybing, turtle, waterfowl, wildfowl
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
First it was all like this:
But then it was all like this:
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See what I mean? Pwned!
How wude, huh?
Tags: 2011, arboretum, bay area, bird, botanical, california, ear, exotic, Garden, golden gate park, great blue heron, heron, owned, pond, pwnage, pwned, red, Red-Eared, San Francisco, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Slider, species, strybing, turtle, waterfowl, wildfowl
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
Not to be confused with a yellow-legged Snowy Egret, this black-legged Great Egret (Ardea alba) spotted in Golden Gate Park‘s Strybing Arboretum (aka San Francisco Botanical Garden) seemed to be transfixed with its plumage for a good long time.
After the preflight inspection, it then flew away.
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Tags: admission, alba, arboretum, Ardea, Ardea alba, bird, board of supervisors, botanical, egret, friend, Garden, gate, golden gate park, great, gret egret, pond, San Francisco, San Francisco Botanical Garden, strybing, Strybing Arboretum, waterfowl, white, wildfowl
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
This pair of Hooded Mergansers (Lophodytes cucullatus) are definitely taking a rest with their heads tucked in.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean they close their golden eyes…
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As seen in the Wildfowl Pond in the San Francisco Botanical Garden (nee Strybing) inside Golden Gate Park.
Tags: adult, bird, botanical garden, california, Duck, eye, golden, golden gate park, hooded, Lophodytes cucullatus, male female, Mergansers, pond, San Francisco, sdult, sleeping, strbing arboretum, strybing, white, wildfowl
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