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Photography by Dan Quinn

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Modified 26-Aug-25

Created 31-Mar-20

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Mid Old Spanish Trail goes along an old road through an open meadow and open woodlands, then turns to climb up to the trail junction at the Grandmother Tree. Garth Harwood led us on a birding/nature walk in May 2018: birds, insects, flowers, and more.

Self Portrait with Toyon Berries

Toyon Berries

Snow in the East Bay from PVR

Oak with New Leaves

Windy Hill through the Oaks

Valley Oaks (Quercus lobata) bedecked with Mistletoe

Trail with Oaks

Oaks with New Leaves

Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) (2)

Owl's-clover (Castilleja densiflora ssp. densiflora)

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)

Pale Flax (Linum bienne) (?)

California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus) (?)

Insect on Buttercup

Bee-fly on California Buttercup (Ranunculus californicus)

California Ringlet Butterfly (Coenonmpha tullia california)

Ithuriel's Spear (Triteleia lara)

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) (?), Singing

Pink Honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula)

Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) in Bloom

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