I watched an Osprey hunt for fish at the beach Sunday. He or she didn’t catch anything but it was amazing to see.
An Osprey dives for a fish
An Osprey shakes off after missing a fish
An Osprey flies away after missing the fish
Bird Of Prey
Here some more photos from my San Francisco trip. Can’t wait to go back and really explore the area.
A person walks the trail in front of the Golden Gate Bridge at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
A red-tailed hawk at Lands End park within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area in San Francisco.
A view of the Golden Gate Bridge from Vista Point in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
A view of the Bay Bridge from Vista Point
Couples take selfies at Vista Point.
Did you say food? Of course! So many delicious things everywhere. At Scoma’s Restaurant in Sausalito, I had the lobster risotto and my friends had the Dungeness crab. Everything was delicious and the view was awesome.
Lobster risotto at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.
Dungeness crabs at Scoma’s Resturant in Sausalito.
A sailboat glides past the San Francisco skyline as seen from Sausalito.
Had a wonderful shrimp and grits at Brenda’s French Soul Food in San Francisco, but the Beignets were out of this world. Plain, chocolate and apple. I’d take any of them again.
Shrimp and girts at Brenda’s French Soul Food
Full moon over San Francisco
The Holy Virgin Cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church
If you are a food lover, you can’t miss stopping at the Ferry Building Marketplace.
The U.S. flag on the Ferry Building is reflected in a water puddle.
Fishermans Wharf reflections
A seagull tries to get the leftovers of a fish sandwich
I have been visiting a dear friend in San Francisco and helping out while she recovers from surgery. We’ve gotten out just a little bit, but did manage to take her dogs, Rooney and Soho, to the dog park. Here are a few photos.
Rooney enjoys the dog park.
Soho enjoys the dog park.
Soho spreads some love at the dog park.
Peaches plays fetch.
Peaches
Soho plays with a friend at the dog park.
Playing fetch
Rooney enjoys scratches at the dog park.
A juvenile Red-tailed Hawk flies by the dog park.
We didn’t get very far on our dog walk on Monday. First we found the squirrel on the pole in our driveway.
- “Are you watching me?”
But then …
We looked up …
And there was an Osprey … on the pole … in the yard behind our house … with a still flopping Crevalle Jack in its talons!
The dogs were whisked back inside and the next hour was spent watching amazing scenes of nature, practically in our own backyard! No worries though. The dogs got their walk afterwards.
- An Osprey eats a Crevalle Jack for breakfast on the top of a utility pole.
- An Osprey eats a Crevalle Jack for breakfast on the top of a utility pole.
- An Osprey takes a bite of a Crevalle Jack for its breakfast.
- An Osprey eyes me after finishing its sushi breakfast.
Today two or three American Kestrels were flying, chasing and hovering in the sky. Not sure if they were just chasing each other or hunting, but it was very cool to watch.
American Kestrel hovering in the sky. Hunting?
American Kestrel: What a beautiful wing span.
American Kestrel