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Geese at the amphitheatre.

This city park has a pond which attracts ducks, coots, seagulls, and as near as I can tell a permanent flock of Canada Geese that wander around the banks of the pond and the open space at the south end, where these terraces are located.

Let’s just say I don’t think I’d want to sit on the ground in that part of the park.

#photo #geese #park #birds

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Two squirrels spotted on a hike last weekend: The good photos, and the two-seconds-later photos….

Two #squirrels spotted on a hike last weekend: The good photos, and the two-seconds-later photos.

The first one took a while for me to spot inside the bush (though I could hear it), and then it started chowing down on the berries.

The second one looked like it was checking both ways before crossing the street, and then it took off in a blur. So maybe it was.

#nature #animals

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Fox Squirrel (ready to cross the road)

Tree Squirrels

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Squirrel (hiding)

Squirrels

I heard a lot more animals than I saw on this walk, and in this case I heard a *lot* of rustling from these bushes. I finally spotted the squirrel eating berries just behind the outer layer of leaves.

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Point Vicente: Rock Wren, Lighthouse and Sailboat

At #PointVicente, California: A wren(?) on the side of the cliffs, the iconic view of the cove and the historic #lighthouse, and a #sailboat alone on the sea.

#photo #california #coast

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iNat has suggested the bird is a rock wren.

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White-Crowned Sparrows at Point Vicente

Zonotrichia Sparrows

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Zonotrichia Sparrows

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Zonotrichia Sparrows

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fennel

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White Checkered-Skipper (on puncture vine above Bluff Cove)

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Morrell House

The Morrell House, originally built around 1906, now restored in association with the Redondo Beach Historical Museum.

One of these days I’m actually going to go there when it’s open, instead of stopping on the way somewhere else.

I did decide that the hidden light and the old house might have some #spooky potential, and ran it through some effects filters. Not sure if I succeeded.

#photo #house #historic #California

Fiery Skipper (on yellow flower cluster)

Fiery Skipper

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The squirrel turned around and planted itself firmly, staring at me as if ready to defend its hoard.

I saw this squirrel running across the grass, then got my camera out and caught the first photo as it ran up the side of a tree and paused, looking at me as if assessing whether I was a threat or not. Then it ran the rest of the way up to look at a gap in the tree, perhaps assuring itself that its stash was still where it had left it. I walked around to see that there was a hollow between the two major branches, and the squirrel turned around and planted itself firmly, staring at me as if ready to defend its hoard.

My photos taken, I walked away.

#squirrel #nature #trees

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Sunflowers

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Guardian of the Woods

A dirt road leads into a dark tunnel through trees. A tiny squirrel sits alone, in the middle of the path, outside the shadow.

I could just imagine the squirrel proclaiming, “Turn back, traveller, and do not cross the shadow of these woods! Turn back now, while you still can!”

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