HIRAM
March 21, 2023, 8:56pm
#1
For the first day of spring this year we had nice skies and all the animals came out to play food chain.
What is that clicky sound…
I’m going to get that clicky sound.
Perch spot.
Meal to go.
New Year’s Tree
Freakish overgrown milk thistle weed taking over strawberries.
Potatoes next to a germinated acorn.
Spring has sprung here; so, how did spring spring over in your neck of the woods?
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mbs
(Miguel B)
March 21, 2023, 9:13pm
#2
There’s still snow on the ground here… but not for long (I hope!). Those are some awesome pots BTW.
HIRAM
March 21, 2023, 9:21pm
#3
Haha thanks, the strawberries have been so hardy this winter they may graduate to top-shelf Talavera.
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HIRAM
March 21, 2023, 10:22pm
#4
Afternoon to Evening conditions, a lull in between storms. Atmospheric River aloft.
hatsnp
(Nuno Paulino)
March 22, 2023, 6:58am
#5
Awesome, 3rd one is my favourite, great capture
martbetz
(ᴍᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴢ)
April 30, 2023, 12:06am
#6
What bird is that? It’s a gorgeous little thing! I love the colours.
What’s spring like here? Pretty much the same as summer, autumn, and winter: rain; lots and lots of rain.
HIRAM
April 30, 2023, 3:22am
#7
It is our California Scrub Jay. They are ubiquitous here, and not afraid to hop up to you and steal part of your lunch.
The passerine birds of the genus Aphelocoma[a] include the scrub jays and their relatives. They are New World jays found in Mexico, western Central America and the western United States, with an outlying population in Florida. This genus belongs to the group of New World (or "blue") jays–possibly a distinct subfamily–which is not closely related to other jays, magpies or treepies. They live in open pine-oak forests, chaparral, and mixed evergreen forests.
Seven species of Aphelocoma are gener...
Considered highly intelligent, possibly #2 only to humans due to very high brain:body mass ratio.
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martbetz
(ᴍᴀʀᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴢ)
April 30, 2023, 5:28am
#8
Fasinating! This is exactly one of the reasons I love this great hobby, and why this forum is such a great place to hang out — you get to learn some amazing new stuff every day (whether it be something about a stranger’s life, the history of a place you’ve never heard of before, or all about a lovely little bird that lives a long way away).
Thanks for sharing!