Bird Sanctuary Griffith Park

A great place to leave everything behind and hike. Highly recommend if you’re planning for hiking, bird watching or wildlife photography. If you want to park free, you might want to come early in weekdays, there only few plots. If not, u still can park free at road side or with 10$ at their parking area. I enjoyed when not many people hiking here so I can silently watch many species in the wild. I hate when people hike and make so much noise and loud music. It’s not only affects my time with natute, it also affects wild animals. That’s why I recommend you to come here at weekdays, not weekends and not too late. Hope it helps. Oh, one last thing, I luckily saw a rattlesnake which is Venomous Southern Pacific Rattlesnake (𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑖 𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑠 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑟𝑖), quite possibly the most common snake in the LA region. But don’t worry, if you saw one when hike, freeze and hold still and slowly back up. Giving space is crucial as snakes are likely just passing through. To avoid them, stay on the path and avoid thick vegetation, do not have earbuds in or listen to music. They may rattle as a warning. You should be ready to look out for the rattling sound. This rattlesnake I took in the appeared very close to me, just about a meter away. While I was sitting, waiting to photograph a flock of birds, I turned around and suddenly saw it. I just stayed quiet and stood still, watching it. Even though it was very close, it didn't show any aggression. So, don’t worry. They have their own business to mind about.