Birds
A few small reasons to look up.
House sparrow
Salesforce Park, San Francisco ·
they're plotting something
A little bird fact
House sparrows take dust baths! They dig small holes in dry soil and toss dust over their feathers to keep parasites away.
Golden-crowned sparrow
Lands End, San Francisco ·
bird admiring the sunset
A little bird fact
Their song sounds like 'oh-dear-me' and was nicknamed the 'weary Willie' song by gold rush miners who thought it sounded melancholy.
Western snowy plover
Ocean Beach, San Francisco ·
twins!
A little bird fact
These tiny shorebirds are only about the size of a sparrow and their nests are just shallow scrapes in the sand, making them nearly invisible.