I learn yesterday that a Peregrine falcon “took” a teal on the Conservancy’s Frazer tract in the North Basin Reserve Area. Also, even this late in the season, our biologists informed us that they captured a large female giant garter snake on the Lucich North tract. Given that these are first year habitat development projects, it is gratifying to know wildlife is benefiting from what the Conservancy has done on the site.
Rodent exterminator, no charge
Photo taken by Conservancy staff on a Conservancy preserve, 2024. It’s often difficult to view, but part of the Conservancy’s job is to see that wildlife has access to sustenance on the preserves. Here, a Snowy egret (Egretta thula) manages to nab a quick lunch on a Conservancy owned and …