sharon park

Spotted: Sharon Park pond in the early morning light

Emails Scott Loftesness: "The City of Menlo Park crew has completed their annual Sharon Park pond cleaning and has begun refilling the pond. Beautiful in

by Linda Hubbard
on September 23, 2022

Annual cleaning of Civic Center and Sharon Park ponds underway

The annual cleaning of the Civic Center and Sharon Park ponds has begun. The Civic Center pond cleaning started last week, with pools being filled

by Contributed Content
on September 14, 2022

Spotted: Big bird taking flight from Sharon Park pond

Update; Thanks to a number of readers who identified the bird as a Great Egret. Menlo Park resident Robin Tobias snapped this photo yesterday of

by Linda Hubbard
on May 23, 2022

Construction has started on Sharon Park pathways

With heavy equipment moving in today, it appears that construction has begun on the pathways that circle the pond at Sharon Park. A notice posted

by Linda Hubbard
on October 19, 2021

Spotted: Birds flying over Sharon Park in late summer

Photographer and InMenlo co-founder Scott Loftesness captures the beauty of Sharon Park in the late summer light when taking his daily walks around the pond.

by Linda Hubbard
on September 10, 2021

Did “big blue” kick “snowy” out of the pond at Sharon Park?

We walked around Sharon Pond earlier this week and were disappointed to discover the snowy egret was no longer in residence, which has been the

by Linda Hubbard
on August 21, 2021

Spotted: Sunday egret at Sharon Park

For the past month or so, a snowy egret has taken up residence at Sharon Park. InMenlo co-founder Scott Loftesness captured him by photo today,

by Linda Hubbard
on August 1, 2021

Spotted: Snowy egret in pond at Sharon Park

This snowy egret drew a crowd of admirers shortly before noon yesterday at the pond in Sharon Park. He's been there for awhile as we've

by Linda Hubbard
on May 28, 2021

Spotted: Goats being rounded up at Sharon Park

We know goats make an annual appearance on the Valpo hill (Sharon Hills Park) but it wasn't until this morning that we found out they

by Linda Hubbard
on May 17, 2021

Rainbow brightens up Sharon Park Drive in Menlo Park

InMenlo contributing photographer Robb Most spotted a string rainbow just before Christmas in the Sharon Heights neighorhood. We followed up with homeowner Jay Crim who

by Linda Hubbard
on December 28, 2020