We were so high, you really couldn't see our yard at all. In the first picture (above) is a view to the southeast. As you can see, we are near open agricultural fields which makes this an ideal nesting location for Swainson's hawks, who need plenty of open space for foraging. In the second photo (upper right), you can see the Dave Pelz bike bridge crossing the Interstate 80 freeway, as well as the houses of our neighbors to the north, the Brunner-Clevingers and Calfees. Kent Calfee can attest that voices travel unobstructed from treetops. He reported overhearing several inadvertent expletives while he was gardening on this sunny afternoon. At first he thought it was a disembodied voice. Then he realized the voice was coming from the top of a tree a block away. The last picture (right) is looking down on Pat's backyard. Pat was amazed at how tiny his enormous Valley Oak tree looked from this height.
We were so high, you really couldn't see our yard at all. In the first picture (above) is a view to the southeast. As you can see, we are near open agricultural fields which makes this an ideal nesting location for Swainson's hawks, who need plenty of open space for foraging. In the second photo (upper right), you can see the Dave Pelz bike bridge crossing the Interstate 80 freeway, as well as the houses of our neighbors to the north, the Brunner-Clevingers and Calfees. Kent Calfee can attest that voices travel unobstructed from treetops. He reported overhearing several inadvertent expletives while he was gardening on this sunny afternoon. At first he thought it was a disembodied voice. Then he realized the voice was coming from the top of a tree a block away. The last picture (right) is looking down on Pat's backyard. Pat was amazed at how tiny his enormous Valley Oak tree looked from this height.
