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Category Archives: flora
Golden-crowned Sparrow in Blueberries
I was a little surprised to see three Golden-crowned Sparrows fly into the blueberry bush in our yard and start eating the flowers. At first I didn’t realize that’s what they were doing, but I got my binoculars out and … Continue reading
Posted in birding, birds, daily, flora, photojournal
Tagged Early Blueberry, Golden-crowned Sparrow, Vaccinium ovalifolium
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Full Day
Despite a forecast for rain, the sun broke through the clouds and it remained partly cloudy for most of the day. We did finally get a bit of a sprinkle this evening, but it didn’t last long. The kids and … Continue reading
Posted in birds, flora, insects
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Recent Observations
I made it down to the park again this morning, but didn’t find any shorebirds, not even the Semipalmated Plover I saw last night. It was actually fairly quiet in the park – I didn’t even see any sparrows along … Continue reading
Nesting Raven
This entry is part 23 of 24 in the series 2012 PhotojournalI was interested to see a raven gathering small twigs from a neighbor’s spruce tree today. This evening I was struck by the texture on a quarried hunk of … Continue reading
Signs of Spring
Wintery weather has returned for much of the past of week or so. Snow fell early this week and changed to cold rain for the last couple of days (today accompanied by a stiff SE wind reminiscent of a fall … Continue reading
Posted in flora, spring, weather, winter
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Getting Behind
Orange disc fungus – an ascomycete, I think – but beyond that I have no idea I’ve been trying to keep up with photos this year, and untili the last week or so, I’ve done pretty well, but between a … Continue reading
Posted in administrative, birds, fungi
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