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This bluebird was perched near this tree, possibly even on the same post…

This #bluebird was perched near this tree, possibly even on the same post, but the moment I snapped the shutter, it flew up to a nearby roof. So I tried to get a decent angle on it, and was about to walk away when it flew back to the tree, landing on this post, grooming itself for a few moments, and then stopping to look around.

#birds #nature #photo

A small bird with a blue head and wings, orange breast, white belly and black beak and legs, perched on a post, facing left. The background is blurred rough bark.

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I heard the squirrel chattering, then turned to look for it and spotted it up in a magnolia tree

I heard the squirrel chattering, then turned to look for it and spotted it up in a magnolia tree. Surprisingly, it held still while I walked around the tree to get a better angle. Then after I took a few more pictures, it jumped off the branch onto a nearby house-turned-museum.

One of these days, after it’s opened again, I’m going to have to actually visit the museum and not just the park.

#nature #animals #squirrel

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dentist, covid stats

I’m normally not nervous about going to the dentist, but I’ve got my second pandemic-era visit coming up today. You can’t wear a mask while someone’s working on your teeth.

On the plus side, looking at the covid case rates over time makes me feel better, as LA county is back down to roughly the same rate it was at during my last visit in September (itself postponed from July, which was clearly a good decision).

STAT Covid-19 Tracker

Graph of 2-week trends of new cases/ per 100K people over time, showing a slow climb to a low peak last July, a slow drop down to a valley in September-October, then a huge giant steep spike for December and January, with a similar steep drop which has reached the same level as the valley here in March.

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First time I’ve noticed a Northern Flicker…

First time I’ve noticed one of these birds, but they’re apparently all over North America: A Northern Flicker, a type of #woodpecker.

(I was kind of annoyed that it was on the shaded side of the tree, but I can’t really blame it. The late afternoon sun was really bright.)

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First time I've noticed one of these birds, but they're apparently all over North America: ...

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