Nature in San Francisco. A few seasonal things to notice around San Francisco's bay shore, coast, parks, and open sky.

Look for this month · July

  1. Coastal wildflower seasonSuccessive yellow, white, pink, and purple blooms · Public coastal grassland and scrub edges
  2. Warm-season pollinatorsBees and butterflies moving among blooms · Flowering gardens, grassland, and scrub
  3. Coastal fogA low marine layer moving inland · Coastal overlooks and west-facing neighborhoods

Coming next month · August

  1. Coastal fogA low marine layer moving inland · Coastal overlooks and west-facing neighborhoods
  2. Late-summer coastal flowersPearly white or purple daisy-like blooms · Public coastal scrub and open edges
  3. Fall raptor migrationBroad-winged silhouettes riding lift · Open sky around the Golden Gate

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