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fleabanes and horseweeds (blooming, edge of path)
Stork’s-Bills
Pair of Red-tailed Hawks
I heard these hawks calling to each other, then they each landed on this tower. I thought I saw a third one land there too, but by the time I was in a position to take any pictures, there were only the two. After a minute or two, a group of three smaller birds showed up and chased one of the hawks off. A few minutes later, the other flew off to join it, and I could see them circling together off in the distance.
Monarch (torn wing, in sky)
European Starling
House Sparrows (dusty)
The sparrows were bobbing up and down, but not like they were digging for food. As far as I could tell, they were playing in the gopher holes.
Note: A commenter on iNat pointed out that they were likely dust bathing
Spiders
House Sparrows
A male and female house sparrow hopped across the street together, then stopped in the middle of the bike path and started mating. A second male sparrow showed up and the two males fought briefly. I think it was the second one that flew away. Then the female sparrow flew to the grass at the side of the path and they picked up where they left off.
European Starling
Lesser Goldfinch
Wild radish (lone plant in greenbelt)
Black Phoebe (on top of wall)
Bluebirds
Mitred Parakeet
Not sure what kind of bird’s nest this was
Not sure what kind of bird’s nest this was, but I saw a hawk perched in the same tree.
Western Bluebird
daisies
Daisies growing in the grass at a park. Only a few of them had the purple tinge on the petals
Pooideae
European Starling
I saw at least three starlings, but I could still hear them up in the transmission tower after those three flew off.