Breakdown.
Tag: Photo on Flickr
Goldfinches in sunlight, house finches in silhouette.
Goldfinches in sunlight, house finches in silhouette. And there were a bunch of each, just at opposite ends of the park. (I suspect the glob of leaves next to the goldfinches is hiding a nest.)
Jacaranda canopy
#Jacaranda canopy, first #LookingUp and then from the side. In the same park as the previous shot. #trees #green #nature
Monarch of the Pine
Monarch of the Pine
#butterfly #monarch #MonarchButterfly #nature #pines
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Oh, cool, the Flickr post of this photo got featured on Explore!
Blinking Squirrel
I took so many photos of this #squirrel trying to get a good shot yesterday that I caught it blinking.
Quarter moon
Quarter #moon
Distant Snow. (I already used the “Far Snows” caption.)
Distant Snow. (I already used the “Far Snows” caption.) #mountains #trees #snowline
Winter bee and flower spotted today.
Another Fiery Skipper from the first spring of the pandemic
Another #FierySkipper from the first spring of the pandemic.
A Fiery Skipper butterfly spotted last summer.
Looking through photos I somehow missed posting before. Here's a #FierySkipper #butterfly spotted last summer. #nature
Photos of a local park that doubles as a flood control basin…
A recent news article with photos of a local park that doubles as a flood control basin.
Polliwog Park in Manhattan Beach protects homes by collecting rain runoff
Polliwog Park did what it is designed to do during Thursday’s heavy rain, by collecting rain runoff, and providing food and a resting place for local and migratory water birds.
And some photos I took after storms in 2017 and 2019 (since I can’t exactly go out right now)
Double Pigeon
Call your doctor if you experience double pigeon.
This is why I like carrying around a camera with optical zoom.
This is why I like carrying around a camera with optical zoom. Good luck spotting the hawk in the third photo.
This Say’s Phoebe, unlike the squirrel, was kind (or unconcerned) enough to stay put…
This Say’s Phoebe, unlike the squirrel, was kind (or unconcerned) enough to stay put while I walked around it to get both a better angle and better light. #birds #nature #SaysPhoebe
Leaf litter
Mixed Seasons
Mixed Seasons. Just cold enough for *some* of the trees to drop their leaves, while others keep on drinking up the sunlight. #trees #autumn #NotWinter #afternoon #park
Camera-shy Black Phoebe
A very camera-shy #BlackPhoebe. This was the clearest view I managed to get.
Far Snows
Spotted a hummingbird at the edge of the parking lot.
Spotted a #hummingbird at the edge of the parking lot.
I guess this is what’s left when you cut down happy trees?
I guess this is what's left when you cut down happy trees?