Back in July 2017, my wife and I went for a short hike in the hills above La Sierra near Lake Mathews. When we got to the top of the first hill, we decided to abandon our planned hike and go in a different direction. A few miles later, we decided to see if we could make it to Corona […]
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My wife spotted an osprey today at Lake Mathews, so I went back with my camera to see if I could get a few pictures. When I arrived, I saw what appeared to be a big bird on a rock in the middle of the lake, but it was too far away for my lens. When I got home and […]
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The first sunrise of 2017. The view from Lake Mathews in Riverside, California. A seemingly fat and happy hawk overlooking “A” Street / Citrus Heights Drive in Riverside, California. A millipede crossing “A” Street / Citrus Heights Drive in Riverside, California. Hope everyone has a great 2017.
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I was treated to a mini air show today over Lake Mathews. It seemed to be an air-to-air photography session. The planes were too high to get good pictures from the ground, but I still tried… If you know anything about any of these planes, please let me know. I’ll try to research the ones that have identification. How do […]
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My wife has a knack for spotting interesting birds. In addition to the bald eagles she found a few months ago, she has spotted a tagged turkey vulture and an osprey while driving over the Lake Mathews dam. I had a camera with me yesterday when she pointed out some birds, so we stopped to take a few pictures. We […]
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Driving by Lake Mathews today, my wife yelled, “There they are!” She was referring to the bald eagles we have heard about that nest at Lake Mathews during the winter. Here is the iPhone picture I snapped when we pulled over: We immediately turned around and headed home to grab our cameras. When we returned, we were fortunate that this […]
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We saw these turkey vultures flying over Lake Mathews Dam a few days ago. My wife had her camera with her so we decided to stop and take a few pictures. We were curious about the bird with the wing tag so I consulted google and found a conservation site that had pictures of other turkey vultures tagged with white […]
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I took this picture on May 21st looking west from Mathews (Lake Mathews) dam. Thank you to all of the firefighters and emergency personnel who kept the McKinley Fire from harming any people or homes. From the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection website as of 05/23/2010: Name: McKinley Fire County: Riverside County Location: McKinley St and Indiana Ave […]
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