Bay Nature

Reply to Sunflower farm/field?

nobody@flickr.com (Live Guy) — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 09:38:59 -0700

Live Guy posted a reply:

If you go to vacaville up I-505 to I-5...used to be big sunflower farms up that part of the valley

Reply to Sunflower farm/field?

nobody@flickr.com (calwhiz) — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:15:51 -0700

calwhiz posted a reply:

I think I have found the place :)
www.flickr.com/photos/calwhiz/7512929864/in/photostream/l...

Reply to What's the regional range of this group?

nobody@flickr.com (BobcatWeather) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:28:44 -0800

BobcatWeather posted a reply:

Wanted to mention to G Dan Mitchell & others ... try to get a copy of Harold Gilliam's San Francisco Bay (1957). He writes eloquently and clearly about the tides "upstream." You will come away with a real sense of the Bay as a living & "breathing" life form with far-reaching effects. -Georgia (aka BobcatWeather)

Reply to What's a weed and what's a wildflower?

nobody@flickr.com (sailinsteve) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:00:20 -0700

sailinsteve posted a reply:

OK, Native wildflowers have significant environmental benefits, even ones that do not have showy flowers. The milkweed is a perfect example. Plant milkweed though and you might get lots of butterflies, not bad eh.
So, in California, you should be looking for California natives. You'll attract a wide variety of insects that will in turn attract a wide variety of birds. It goes on from there. If you want to learn about native plants and plant insect interactions, I'd suggest that you find ;your nearest CNPS chapter. Check out CNPS.org.
Some of the insects are really beautiful too. check out the Male Valley Carpenter bee. www.flickr.com/photos/sailinsteve/5850197235/

Reply to What's the regional range of this group?

nobody@flickr.com (G Dan Mitchell) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 11:29:59 -0700

G Dan Mitchell posted a reply:

"... photos should be taken in the SF Bay area."

That sort of goes to the heart of the question, since it is hard to define the boundaries of the "bay area." Heck, I'm not sure what they are! ;-)

To cite one example, I was photographing at the Cosumnes River Wildlife Reserve this winter when I saw an interpretive sign pointing out that water there is only about five feet above sea level and affected by tides! I had never thought about such an area being directly affected by the SF Bay.

I'm not sure I would want a truly definitive to the question, and I'm certain that there are going to be gray areas. (I just had to deal with this in a group I admin - a group that focuses on the landscape of the Sierra Nevada. We've had questions about - you guessed it - where the boundaries are.)

I think it is good to offer a general philosophy about what the focus is, along with some examples of what might clearly be appropriate and inappropriate, and then to acknowledge (as I had to do in the Sierra group) that sometimes the admin is just going to have to make a judgment call.

Take care,

Dan

Reply to What's the regional range of this group?

nobody@flickr.com (Ken-ichi) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 23:58:19 -0700

Ken-ichi posted a reply:

JR, photos should be taken in the SF Bay area. I don't do as much admin work as I used to, but I try to remove pics taken way out of range when I notice them. I'd say Japan is definitely out of range, but I'm sure there are some awesome Japanese nature groups if you look for them.

What's the regional range of this group?

nobody@flickr.com (Joerg Rockenberger) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 05:49:50 -0800

Joerg Rockenberger posted a new topic:

Hello, I am new to this group - and Flickr in general - and have a question about the scope of this group, especially what is the regional range of images acceptable to post. The group name implies that it focuses on the SF Bay but I've seen pictures posted taken well outside of that as well.

Now, I have some cool pictures taken in Japan earlier this month and I am wondering if that might be stretching it a bit if I posted them in this group... :)

I am looking forward to contributing here and hopefully to meet some of you in the field someday. Best, JR

Coastal Marin Photography Contest

nobody@flickr.com (MarinLCP) — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:12:32 -0800

MarinLCP posted a new topic:

www.flickr.com/groups/marinlcp/

Thought I'd share this photo contest with you all!

The Marin County Community Development Agency (CDA) is accepting entries for the 2011 Coastal Marin Photography Contest to pay tribute to Marin’s spectacular coast and ocean. Entrants are encouraged to submit photos of the following subjects:

 the scenic coast;
 ways people use the coast; and
 coastal wildlife.

-Interested amateur photographers can submit their entries through Flickr at www.flickr.com/groups/marinlcp/ by April 22, 2011. PLEASE TAG THE PHOTO WITH THE LOCATION IT WAS TAKEN.
-Send us your full name, email and address to MarinLCP (flickr) or marinlcp@yahoo.com
-Full contest guidelines are available on Flickr and on our website www.co.marin.ca.us/MarinLCP.
- Winners and prizes will be announced on May 6, 2011

New Flickr Group - East Bay Birding Affiliated (EBBA)

nobody@flickr.com (Jerry Ting) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:45:19 -0800

Jerry Ting posted a new topic:

A new group East Bay Birding Affiliated (EBBA) has been created to dedicate to East Bay region birders/bird photographers.

The purpose of this group is to share any birding-related subject such as rare species sightings, field trip reports, birding sites, bird behaviors, bird identifications, bird images, birding/bird photography equipments and techniques...etc.

Please feel free to browse and join the group if you are interested.

Thanks

Reply to What's a weed and what's a wildflower?

nobody@flickr.com (bcollett) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:59:40 -0800

bcollett posted a reply:

Hi Lisa
California has a lot of unique plants/wildflower because of the dry summers and relatively short winters. Collectively plants that thrive in these conditions are called Mediterranean plants and hence a lot of plants that originally came from the Mediterranean or climates similar such as parts of Australia, South African and Chile also thrive here. Broom is a classic example. All of its associated species create beautiful blooms but at the same time wreak havoc in the "natural" environment here because they are so successful that they displace natives. California landscape is subtle. I suggest you go to a local arboretum to see them growing in their plant communities.