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Lessons Learned…from a trip poorly planned

KathyHawk-Author November 18, 2024November 18, 2024

I was excited to take my first solo camping trip in my small van. I planned it carefully — I thought.

Queers of a Feather

KathyHawk-Author February 4, 2024February 4, 2024

Recently, Katherine and I attended a birding event sponsored by Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) and Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. This event, Queers of a Feather, was led by

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Birding in Hawaii

KathyHawk-Author December 22, 2023December 22, 2023

Katherine and I visited Oahu in October for a wedding. This was the first time we’d visited Hawaii since we began birding.

Western Gull Drama in the Bay!

KathyHawk-Author September 17, 2023September 17, 2023

I was birding along the cliff of UCSC Coastal Campus, hoping to catch a glimpse of a juvenile Black Oystercatcher and its parents. I happened to glance out at the

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How a Red-tailed Hawk Spends Its Mornings…

KathyHawk-Author August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Seen this morning with Katherine and Sam…

Learning Photoshop

KathyHawk-Author August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I took an online class to learn Adobe Photoshop. I wasn’t sure how I would actually use this with my bird photos. I prefer to keep most

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Back!

KathyHawk-Author May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

Katherine and I return to Joseph P. Grant County Park and I return to Kathy Hawk’s Bird and Photo Blog! Camping and blogging activities were severely curtailed this winter and

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January camping trips…

KathyHawk-Author January 27, 2023January 28, 2023

…are best kept short! It’s coooooold!

Biking the Coastal Bluffs Trail

KathyHawk-Author November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

One cold, clear yet smokey morning, Katherine and I biked Wilder Ranch State Park’s Coastal Bluffs Trail.

Bird Photo Big Day Fall Challenge!

KathyHawk-Author October 2, 2022October 2, 2022

On Saturday (Oct 1) Katherine and I participated in San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory’s “Bird Photo Big Day Fall Challenge.” It was so much fun.

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