An Electric Car and San Francisco Bay Wildlife Refuge

This morning the Grahams went to look at an electric car called a Tesla and made just up the road from where we are staying. Fraser is interested in buying one but not until they come down in price. There is only one model at the moment and it sells at a minimum of $70,000. There are new models in the pipeline that are going to be cheaper and it is rumoured that Apple may buy the company which would probably mean he would get one at a discount. There are always rumours about Apple so don't believe anything until it happens. There are 80% less moving parts than in a normal car.

This is the display on the dashboard

Gaye was very impressed but unlikely Langholm will ever see them.

This afternoon we visited the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge where Eleanor and Thomas  were given a pair of binoculars each to spot the birds with.

It was high tide and therefore there were not a lot of birds feeding as the mudflats were covered but this Eagret was busy.

There are miles of nature trails and everything is free

This Raptor looks to feed on the many Ground Squirrels that are in the area.

It was hunting in the area called the Harrier Spur Trail but I don't think it was a Harrier.

The area was covered in these beautiful yellow flowers

And Orange Flowers

On our way home we passed the HQ of Facebook which has a very appropriate address I think.