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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Santiago oaks

 

I went out to Santiago Oaks Regional Park, which is located next to the last remaining orange grove in the city of Orange.

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While the wild flowers were out in full bloom

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It is probably best known for its variety of 140 different bird species.

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However, they tend to hide in the bushes or come flying over a ridge only to disappear before I can get the camera out.  I did see the Easter bunny

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and his good friend, the pass over lizard.

 

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And I got to see beneath the skin and view the skeleton of a prickly pear cactus

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It was a nice hike that went a long a creek shaded by oak trees

 

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and climbed up to some nice vistas along the ridge tops.

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More photos of Santiago Oaks

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