{"id":1494,"date":"2018-07-15T07:01:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T14:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/?p=1494"},"modified":"2018-07-13T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2018-07-14T00:08:40","slug":"shoreline-park-baby-squirrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beansproutadventures.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/15\/shoreline-park-baby-squirrels\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoreline Park and baby squirrels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sibling C and I went on a nature walk along the in Shoreline Park, a public park and nature preserve for endangered animals. It is build on an old landfill (and had problems with methane fires a few decades ago…) along the San Francisco Bay and provides habitat for burrowing owls<\/a>, among other animals.<\/p>\n

The main feature of the walk was a pack of baby ground squirrels<\/a> on the side of the trail.<\/p>\n

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At first, we thought the babies were some type<\/a> of tree squirrel, but they acted funny. They seemed really slow and dumb, for example. Great for photo shoots!<\/p>\n

Ground squirrels are not quite as cute when adult, looking like a cross between normal squirrels and rabbits (I’ve seen what I think are black-tailed jackrabbits<\/a> in the area too).<\/p>\n

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An adult ground squirrel we saw at the park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We also saw ducklings!<\/p>\n

C also took a lot of plant photos to try to identify via iNaturalist<\/a>. iNaturalist features a plant and animal-identification algorithm that guesses the species featured in uploaded photos. Most of the suggestions are spot on! Other users can also help with identifications.<\/p>\n

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A generic lizard, for example.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And invasive English ivy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cute sedum-thing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the walk, we ate dinner out and visited a nearby rooftop garden (big enough for a basketball court)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sibling C and I went on a nature walk along the in Shoreline Park, a public park and nature preserve for endangered animals. It is build on an old landfill (and had problems with methane fires a few decades ago…) along the San Francisco Bay and provides habitat for burrowing owls, among other animals. The … <\/p>\n

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