Urban wildlife seems like an oxymoron--just like a sanitary landfill, but it does exist. Surprisingly, our small RV park supports a variety of creatures. The park is a tiny oasis of nature amidst the urban landscape of Riverside, California. There are two ponds and several areas of woods--which are a jungle of vegetation and a haven to small creatures.
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| Black-crowned night-heron in a tree on the bank of the pond |
A variety of birds resides around the ponds, including great blue herons, black-crowned night-herons, great egrets, American coots, mallards, an osprey and double-crested cormorants.
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| Great Egret |
A great horned owl resides in a large tree above the other campground and hoots in the evenings. A bevy of doves flies around the park along with numerous song birds that love the dense brush of the woods.
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| Great blue heron, double-crested cormorants and American coots |
The coots split their time between the pond and waddling around the lawns searching for insects.
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| American coot (right) and pied-billed grebe (left) |
The most surprising urban wildlife encounter has been a coyote. On several occasions he has walked by the trailer on the walking path. One afternoon he was after the flock of coots feeding on the lawn.
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| Coyote trotting on walking path |
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