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![Golden-crowned Sparrow checking out the water sources](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1eb7ff_05e85e7c525a41ba85449ee8e946aec1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_312,h_234,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1eb7ff_05e85e7c525a41ba85449ee8e946aec1~mv2.webp)
Golden-crowned Sparrow checking out the water sources
This sparrow was checking out it drinking and bathing options in smaller dishes around the patio. This dish is filled with red glass...
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![Fascinating podcast from BBC Radio 3 about the monarch butterfly's journey](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1eb7ff_131b3626b45f481d9f2a1282739d9c51~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_312,h_234,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1eb7ff_131b3626b45f481d9f2a1282739d9c51~mv2.webp)
Fascinating podcast from BBC Radio 3 about the monarch butterfly's journey
A very awesome podcast from BBC Radio 3 - Between the Ears, Flight of the Monarch. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000qyhz?fbclid=IwAR...
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![Oak Titmouse in the Birdbath](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1eb7ff_d3c5b291716b44e682b328cd1211c153~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_312,h_234,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1eb7ff_d3c5b291716b44e682b328cd1211c153~mv2.webp)
Oak Titmouse in the Birdbath
At last! Finally captured a pretty good image of an oak titmouse in the garden. I hear them often, singing or chattering. They frequently...
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![And then there are days like this](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1eb7ff_b19b39d24a7b48b986e2f6621561585f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_312,h_234,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1eb7ff_b19b39d24a7b48b986e2f6621561585f~mv2.webp)
And then there are days like this
Oh how I love to look out at the drama Mother Nature creates in the sky. This moody sunset was preceded earlier in the day by a heavy...
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National Bird Day!
In honor of National Bird Day, some birds visiting our garden today. Above, one of the hermit thrushes splashing in the bird bath. If...
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Bushtit in action
Between light rain showers this bushtit landed on a cluster of dried blackberry blossoms. Either it is eating seeds or insects on the...
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Bushtit and Abutilon blossoms
This bushtit was determined to snack on the sepals of an abutilon blossom. It perched on the branch of the California figwort as it eyed...