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Laurelwood Park

2024年10月13日 Birds

Laurelwood Park in San Mateo is located on the edge of a residential area, and the entire small hill is part of the park.

Information sign at Laurelwood Park in summer — Near the entrance, it feels like a regular park, but trails extend from there to the top of the hill.

Steller’s Jay perched in a tree at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — A Steller’s Jay eating an acorn. The backlighting makes its beautiful blue hardly visible.

Steller’s Jay perched in a tree at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — It’s skillfully peeling the acorn.

Steller’s Jay perched in a tree at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — I wonder if birds can eat acorns without leaching out the tannins.

California Scrub-Jay perched on a branch at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — Another blue bird, the California Scrub-Jay.

Trail leading toward the summit with a view of the Bay Area at Laurelwood Park in summer — The incline isn’t easy to see in the photo, but on many trails, there’s often a direct, steep route going straight up alongside the normal one with a gentler slope. Is everyone just too impatient?

View of the Bay Area from a hilltop at Laurelwood Park in summer — The view of the Bay Area from the top is wonderful.

Distant view of San Francisco seen from a hill at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — You can also see San Francisco. In the foreground, there are two planes landing at San Francisco Airport.

Western Fence Lizard at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — Likely a Western Fence Lizard. It’s quite small. Fence Lizards often have a metallic blue belly.

Deer walking through dense shrubs at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — I saw a deer. Come to think of it, there was a day when a deer was sprinting through the residential streets in the morning.

Dark-eyed Junco perched on a shrub branch at Laurelwood Park in the Bay Area in autumn — A Dark-eyed Junco, commonly found in the woods.

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