Sweeny Ridge
Hiked Sweeny Ridge with some friends today. We got a new telephoto lens this week - our old one has been broken since about April - which was great to test out. Fun to take photos of birds for a change. Also not much of interest in the plant world. Sweeny Ridge is interesting because you hike by the spot where the Portola Expedition discovered the SF Bay. I've been there before when it was totally socked in with fog (as it usually is) so there would be no Bay Discovering. But today was a gorgeous clear day and you could see as far as Mount Diablo without any trouble.
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Leathery Polypody (Polypodium scouleri)Observer
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the only place I know where to find these native ferns is epithetic on introduced eucalyptus!
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Hutton's Vireo (Vireo huttoni)Observer
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Thanks to kueda for helping with the kinglet v. vireo tips
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Coast Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans ssp. terrestris)Observer
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Dead next to trail
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Golden-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia atricapilla)Observer
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Lots of these around
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West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)Observer
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few of these flying around
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