Monday, April 2, 2007

April Fool's Weekend: elk, sandpipers, & iris

This weekend we noted that the daffodials are hanging in there though fading while the wild irises are starting to appear in larger numbers.

At Pierce Point - the male elk now have short velvety horns and the blooming wild flower list, mostly limited to mustards a few weeks ago, is growing to include the california poppy, yellow lupin, and wild irises along with numerous smaller blossoms.

At Drake's Estero - the birders were out in force along with nesting shorebirds. We only took a short hike to the closest bit of water but saw clusters of sandpipers nested along the (high tide) shore and on a few small islands of mud and grass.

Photos to follow.

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