Tag: Spur-Winged Lapwing

Cosmo the Baby Flamingo and Other Critters, 01-22-19

.Reading time 8 minutes.

I treated myself to a walk at Sacramento Zoo to celebrate my birthday. It was bright and clear outside, and on the cold side. It was about 44° when I got to the zoo and only in the 50’s when I headed back home. Tuleyome’s post-wildfire restoration project was up on one of the wishing […]

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Vacation Day #3: Sacramento Zoo… Mostly

.Reading time 6 minutes.

DAY THREE OF MY FALL VACATION… Columbus Day; the office is closed.  I got up around 6:30 this morning, and initially headed over to the Cosumnes River Preserve to see if there was any water there yet or any sandhill cranes in the rice fields.  I saw some cranes in the distance, but the preserve […]

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Vacation Day 5: The Sacramento Zoo

.Reading time 6 minutes.

Vacation Day Five.  I slept in a tiny bit today and didn’t get up until about 7:15.  I did my morning ablutions stuff and put a pot of coffee on to brew before settling in to a light breakfast.  Around 8:45 or so, I headed over to the Sacramento Zoo for my walk.  The weather […]

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