An owl that has made its nest in a Eucalyptus tree on a Claremont Canyon fire trail is swooping on dogs. Photo: Andy Fremder Berkeleysider Andy Fremder took this fabulous photograph of an owl that has made its nest in the crotch of a Eucalyptus tree on the Claremont Canyon fire trail. The same spot […]
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Burrowing owls, and docents, return to Berkeley park
One of five burrowing owls that have been documented at Cesar Chavez Park. Photo: Doug Donaldson One of five burrowing owls that have been documented at Cesar Chavez Park. Photo: Doug Donaldson By Ilana DeBare Most people go to Cesar Chavez Park at the Berkeley Marina to walk dogs, fly kites or stroll kids. Karen […]
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Look who’s on Hillcrest
Barn owls roosting in a palm tree in a front yard on Hillcrest. Photo: Lee Aurich Berkeleysider Lee Aurich sent in some vivid photos of a family of barn owls roosting in a palm tree on Hillcrest Road in the Claremont Uplands neighborhood. (We thought “Hoo’s on Hillcrest?” would be a great headline, but birders […]
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On the agenda: Berkeley City matters
Decisions, decisions. Highlights from the agenda for tonight’s City Council meeting: Whether to restrict official travel to Arizona and cancel contracts with businesses there in reaction to that state’s recently passed law allowing police to question and detain people they think are in the U.S. illegally. Oakland, Richmond and San Francisco have already have passed measures aimed […]