Crows seen through this morning’s fog. I ended up darkening the image a bit, but decided not to desaturate it any further.
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Magikarp is feeling the impact of the ongoing drought.
Audubon’s Warbler
Audubon’s Warbler, spotted on top of a lamp post in the park the other morning.
A black phoebe perched on the garage roof
A black phoebe perched on the garage roof, where it landed after deciding I’d gotten a little too close to the fence it was perched on beforehand.
So much for “never eat anything bigger than your head.”
A fox squirrel chowing down on magnolia seeds in the park this morning.
So much for “never eat anything bigger than your head.”
The AI helpfully identified this as a magnolia, somehow missing the squirrel taking up most of the frame. 🙂
evening primroses, sundrops, and beeblossoms
Not sure what happened to this sign, but I’m guessing it probably involved someone’s boot and that rock.
Not sure what happened to this sign, but I’m guessing it probably involved someone’s boot and that rock.
Deerling has arrived.
American Crows
Lesser Goldfinch
Lesser Goldfinch
Fox Squirrel
Silk floss tree
Looks like a seedling left over from the previous landscaping trees, which were some form of silk floss. Pink flowers, bulging trunks with spikes, and so on. I don’t remember how long ago they tore them out, because my sense of time is totally messed up this year, but they’ve been replaced with what look like pepper trees.
Not sure if I should mark it cultivated or not, since it wasn’t planted deliberately.
Finally decided to stop postponing my dentist appointments and get it over with. They were running late so I had some time to spend outside and encountered some of their small neighbors
Finally decided to stop postponing my dentist appointments and get it over with. They were running late so I had some time to spend outside and encountered some of their small neighbors.
Western Fence Lizard (missing tail)
A pair of mourning doves…
A pair of mourning doves that have been hanging out in the front yard lately. Remarkably unconcerned by anyone walking by.
Cooper’s Hawk (with lunch)
I saw this hawk(?) from a distance, standing above the dead bird behind it on the suburban sidewalk up ahead. Unfortunately all I had was my phone, so I just zoomed as much as I could and started walking slowly, hoping I wouldn’t scare it off. I was a couple of carlengths away when it flew off and stopped in a tree across the street. I took another photo (which didn’t come out) and walked away.
My guess: 1. it killed the crow. 2. When it went to the tree, it was waiting nearby for me to leave so it could go back.
Let the biker beware.
Let the biker beware.
It may look innocuous now, but when it produces zillions of seed pods with sharp spikes on them, it’ll *earn* the name puncture vine.
I *hate* these things, and they grow all along the nearest bike path. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve patched bicycle tires because of them.
wildfire smoke, amazing photo
Whoa… Sutro Tower is surrounded by orange smoke in this shot by Vjeran Pavic above San Francisco yesterday. Via Daily Overview: https://www.over-view.com/overviews/sutro-tower
