Despite everything else going on, it *is* still #spring.
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A black phoebe on a fence.
A crow on a street lamp
Tree Squirrels
I saw this squirrel next to a tree while walking down the sidewalk. I stopped, we both stared at each other for a moment, then it went around the tree. I got down to take a second photo and it stood up on its hind legs, posing, though it gave up and realized I wasn’t going to feed it by the time I had the camera ready.
Spaceman Spiff time travels to the year 2020
House Sparrow
covid / funny (XKCD)
XKCD takes a look at things from the virus’ point of view: human immune systems are scary, but even scarier: humans are adapting! With pasta!
Barley and Allies
American Pipit
There were at least two, possibly three or four of these birds hopping around the grass next to a bike path. They weren’t easy to spot at a distance.
This bird’s new to me: apparently it’s an American pipit, also known as a buff-bellied pipit, a small ground-nesting insectivore. I spotted several of them walking around in the grass next to a bike path that’s just been closed down, though I could see them from the sidewalk with a zoom lens.
House Finch
Say’s Phoebe perched on an outdoor lamp.
Say’s Phoebe perched on an outdoor lamp.
#birds
A patch of woodsorrels in a lawn.
A patch of woodsorrels in a lawn. I suppose they’re technically weeds, but they still look nice. #flowers
Lily in the spotlight
A common House Sparrow
A common House #Sparrow perched on what looks like bougainvillea. It sounded like there were a lot of them in there, but I could only see one.
Flight to the sea.
Umbrella Paper Wasps
A dove spotted this morning.
A dove spotted this morning. I just walked around the neighborhood and most of the birds I spotted were on cables like this.
Might be a mourning dove, turtle dove, or collared dove. If you happen to know, feel free to chime in at #iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/40535563
