Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nature. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Places

Welcome to my world. This is just a brief compilation of some of my favorite (or just notable) places that I like to visit.

First of all I'll just introduce you to my school.....Banning High School in Wilmington, it may not be the best school, but it sure as hell isn't the worst. At least I can make a name for myself here instead of being stuck at some prissy private school.

Notice anything odd about this mural?

 
Next up is the South Coast Botanic Gardens.....I usually just go in through a hole in the fence rather than pay admission...LOL
South coast botanic garden.....a pretty cool place
Bunny!!!
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A nice little quiet spot...away from everyone else

  









Next up are places that I've visited along with my photographer/birder friends.
I usually ride in the back with all the equipment

I believe this was at three sisters

pssshhhhh....BRING IT ON!

This was a really cool day......fog was rolling out












putting up a bluebird box
at eastview park
Other random places.....

An awesome day in Pedro

Harbor park....at night, on a rainy day
Sunrise at Alondra Park
Falconry is awesome!

rainy days....

LOL
Cabrillo Beach
Wild Birds Unlimited


White faced ibis at el dorado park
So yeah....these are basically some of my favorite places. 

Sunday, May 8, 2011

A Diamond In The Rough.......


Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park.....perhaps my favorite place in the world. It's one of the best places for birding in the entire Los Angeles region, and most importantly-within a ten minute walk from my place. Not only is it an incredible place among birders, but it's also very popular among dog walkers, bike riders, paint ballers, taggers, hobos, creeps, pedophiles, herpetologists, drug addicts, potheads, drunks, model plane flyers,  r.c. car losers, nature lovers of all kinds, joggers, criminals, cops, little kids, and it's the perfect place to throw a big huge Mexican party. You get the picture.....It's my kind of place, and this post is all about it.


misty sunrise

Harbor park is my sanctuary, I know all the ins and outs of the place, and I could navigate the place in pitch darkness (I actually have a few times). In this post I'll give you a tour of the place from my own eyes.

eastern fox squirrel...invasive species
They may look cute....but they don't belong here. They're out competing the native ground squirrels, eating bird eggs, and spreading diseases. So yeah.... think twice before giving them some of your jellybeans.

yes that is in fact a pear....

getting wayy too close to the camera.....


Two words....Martin Byhower-he hates invasive species
Next we have all the reptiles, insects, and amphibians. They're fun to play around with, and some people come to catch em and some people come to dump them here (not cool).
eh...close enough-crayfish

I was leaning on a tree....my friend pointed him out

dumped turtle- red eared slider

bullfrog...bad because they eat everything


great blue heron struggling with a snake

dragon fly


Ever had lyme disease?
you're welcome-westen fence lizard
Now its time for (drum roll please) the birds of Harbor Park.
great tail grackle
bathing


green heron calling

Threesome! great blue heron(front) snowy egret(right) great egret(left)
mourning dove and northern flicker


Robin


anna's hummingbird

allen's hummingbird

eastern phoebe-incredibly rare for the area


tri-colored blackbird in back (pretty sweet bird)
red-winged blackbird in middle
brewers blackbird in front



young coopers hawk with kill


red-tailed hawk feeding

cassins kingbird




Now for my collection of dead animals!
drowned turtle? is that even possible....
left overs....yum
anyones guess.....
Now for everything else.....
dear god....anything but this
dew covered web

Beautiful sunrise





a result of dumping chemicals...

that was totally me =P


not creepy at all.....

LOL....harbor park-the perfect place to do
your valentines day shopping


model plane

harbor park-tagger's paradise


the coon!

they were planting stuff....
another flower


cool flower




conoco philips can suck my d***


scenery

utter bliss....


early morning



LOL

animal prints
So yeah.....that's basically harbor park, well at least the way I experience it.
VIVA LA RESISTANCE!!!