August 3, 2005
Yosemite and King's Canyon
It's been a long time since my last post, partly due to workload, but also due to the lack of exciting bird news. A couple of weekends ago, Andrew and I did a whirlwind tour of Yosemite, King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Scenery- and bird-wise, the highlight was Glacier Point. This site offered not only spectacular views over Yosemite Valley,....
... but provided us with close-up views of a group of Blue Grouse chicks, foraging under mother's watchful eye.
This chipmunk looked on nervously from behind a tussock.
After a night in the seedy suburbs of Fresno, we headed up to King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks...
... and marvelled at the Giant Sequoias, including the largest (by volume) tree in the world.
The wet meadows we visited were carpeted in wildflowers (but sadly no Great Gray Owls).
When pondskaters attack...
Anyone know what lizard this is?
