Ground cover.
The #jacaranda #flowers haven’t covered the ground yet, but they will.
For now, the oxalis has most of the ground to itself.
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Woodsorrel on iNaturalist (alternate shot)
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House Sparrows on a parking sign
These two sparrows were on the ground as I walked across the driveway, flew up to the sign as I approached, and stayed put just long enough for me to pull out my phone. I swear they took off the moment I clicked the virtual shutter. (Time restricted parking, indeed.)
I’m still amused every time I tag a “feral pigeon” on iNaturalist
I’m still amused every time I tag a “feral pigeon” on #iNaturalist
Breaking through the lines.
Out of service.
House Sparrow taking wing
Somewhere between 6-12 of them wandering around the brush and open area at the top of the bluffs near the coast. A lot less nervous than the ones I’ve seen in the city. I was able to get a lot closer.
Flock
beach suncup
Searockets
Fan Palms
A finch that I spotted practically right outside my door a few weeks ago.
A #finch that I spotted practically right outside my door a few weeks ago. I posted an animation made from several of these photos a while back. Here are the best of the still shots, cleaned up a bit.
House sparrow in the green belt along a bike path
evening-primroses
evening primrose family
Clover
European Starling
Fan Palms
A palm tree growing out of a palm tree. It might even be one of its own seeds that got caught between the stumps of the fronds.
There are quite a few plants like this growing out of the palm trees along this street. I’ll have to bring a better camera so I can get some clearer photos.
The Creepiness–Convenience Tradeoff
“As people consider whether to use the new “creepy” technologies, they do a type of cost-benefit analysis weighing the loss of privacy against the benefits they will receive in return.” – @NNgroup
https://www.nngroup.com/articles/creepiness/
House Sparrow: Super-Blurry on a Wire
Perfect example: I posted this super-blurry photo of a bird on a wire across the street, zoomed optically as far as I could and then just cropped. Within 15 minutes, 4 people had identified it as not just a sparrow, but specifically a house sparrow!
Meanwhile the entry for the horseweed from last week still hasn’t had anyone stop in to confirm or correct the ID.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26366528
Going to miss this place
Photo taken at: Yellow Fever
Going to miss this place. Stopped by @yellowfevereats for a final Kona Bowl today.