So fun! It was a treat to poke around the fire trails for all things tiny and eight-legged. We saw turret spiders’ holes, crab spiders, and many others. And finally, at the very end of the hike we saw ...

A Northern Harrier eyes the lush marshes of Bethel Island, a key Bay-Delta refuge that Prop 4 money could help protect. (hfabian via iNaturalist) “I think this is breaking my Teams right now,” said ...

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Spiders — and their webs — hold a special place in our cultural mythology. Tattered webbing is a feature of any horror flick, an icon of the evil that is lurking about with the spiders themselves ...

Brown pelicans flock at Bolinas Lagoon, a wetland of international significance. (William Legge) If you drive up Highway One some 15 curvy miles north of the Golden Gate, through the coastal village ...

A crow funeral can happen at any time. Farmers bear witness after shooting unwanted crows in their fields. Powerline workers see them should an unlucky bird zap itself and drop. Occasionally, the ...

This is the first in an occasional series on mentors, mentorship, and natural history teaching in Northern California. Find other entries in the series as they appear ...