I don't have to aim for the notch. Haha.
I never really considered there would be wilderness areas back there, but duh! All I had to do was consult a map.
Someday. I get back there.
Thanks for the preview.
Very smokey here from the fire up in Chico, about 250 miles away. They were shutting the air conditioners of in the building over in the silicon valley today.
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Since Harriers came up last week... In the Northern Hemisphere there are about 3 types which all look fairly similar. North America has the Northern Harrier, which used to be called Marsh hawk. They course slow and low rocking onto one wing and then the other, over fields, praries, marshes, pastures, and drop on anything edible from just a few feet up. They are about 18" long, 43" wingspan, and weigh a pound or 15 oz. A small lightly built raptor. They have facial disks like Short-eared Owls, occupy much the same habitat and hunt the same prey. It is not uncommon to see these two fighting over prime marsh hunting habitats in winter in some places. The facial disks probably act much like owls focusing sound to the ear as a parabola so they can key in on an unseen mouse in the tall grass.
I came upon two discussing whose field it was last weekend.
This is a crop from the above frame, of the lower right bird.
Here you can see the white rump, which is more properly the uppertail coverts.
Sorry I can't quickly put my hands on my other Harrier shots, the 'jump jet'.
Thanks everyone for all the great posts all week. Y'll are outstanding! We are not alone.
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Since Harriers came up last week... In the Northern Hemisphere there are about 3 types which all look fairly similar. North America has the Northern Harrier, which used to be called Marsh hawk. They course slow and low rocking onto one wing and then the other, over fields, praries, marshes, pastures, and drop on anything edible from just a few feet up. They are about 18" long, 43" wingspan, and weigh a pound or 15 oz. A small lightly built raptor. They have facial disks like Short-eared Owls, occupy much the same habitat and hunt the same prey. It is not uncommon to see these two fighting over prime marsh hunting habitats in winter in some places. The facial disks probably act much like owls focusing sound to the ear as a parabola so they can key in on an unseen mouse in the tall grass.
I came upon two discussing whose field it was last weekend.
This is a crop from the above frame, of the lower right bird.
Here you can see the white rump, which is more properly the uppertail coverts.
Sorry I can't quickly put my hands on my other Harrier shots, the 'jump jet'.
Thanks everyone for all the great posts all week. Y'll are outstanding! We are not alone.
Since Harriers came up last week... In the Northern Hemisphere there are about 3 types which all look fairly similar. North America has the Northern Harrier, which used to be called Marsh hawk. They course slow and low rocking onto one wing and then the other, over fields, praries, marshes, pastures, and drop on anything edible from just a few feet up. They are about 18" long, 43" wingspan, and weigh a pound or 15 oz. A small lightly built raptor. They have facial disks like Short-eared Owls, occupy much the same habitat and hunt the same prey. It is not uncommon to see these two fighting over prime marsh hunting habitats in winter in some places. The facial disks probably act much like owls focusing sound to the ear as a parabola so they can key in on an unseen mouse in the tall grass.
I came upon two discussing whose field it was last weekend.
This is a crop from the above frame, of the lower right bird.
Here you can see the white rump, which is more properly the uppertail coverts.
Sorry I can't quickly put my hands on my other Harrier shots, the 'jump jet'.
Thanks everyone for all the great posts all week. Y'll are outstanding! We are not alone.
Although it's sunny and 80 today where I live in San Diego county, it always gets cold enough at least once every winter for the local mountains to get a dusting of snow. This is a shot from February this year. Even when we get snow it's still sunny. I think it's a law or something.
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Although it's sunny and 80 today where I live in San Diego county, it always gets cold enough at least once every winter for the local mountains to get a dusting of snow. This is a shot from February this year. Even when we get snow it's still sunny. I think it's a law or something.
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Although it's sunny and 80 today where I live in San Diego county, it always gets cold enough at least once every winter for the local mountains to get a dusting of snow. This is a shot from February this year. Even when we get snow it's still sunny. I think it's a law or something.
Sun through the smoke from my little hummingbird deck.
Last week it was summer, 85F out there every day, kinda perfect. Now it is 40F and gloomy.
My friendly basil plant was looking droopy, so I brought it inside. Then I noticed a hummer looking at it through the sliding door so I put it back out there. Then I filled up their feeder with fresh sugar water but can't do a thing for the air. Don't breath.
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Here last night in the Pogonip at sunset. Walked a quarter of a mile and turned around. Too smokey.
smokey sunset
Sun through the smoke from my little hummingbird deck.
Last week it was summer, 85F out there every day, kinda perfect. Now it is 40F and gloomy.
My friendly basil plant was looking droopy, so I brought it inside. Then I noticed a hummer looking at it through the sliding door so I put it back out there. Then I filled up their feeder with fresh sugar water but can't do a thing for the air. Don't breath.
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wow it is like Los Angeles in the 60s, smog. They are talking about "smoke days" here regarding school attendance, like "snow days" in winter. So I guess that means we're in smoke country now.
Here's my root bound basil plant and prayer flags.
Hummers dig it.
There's evelyn on the table, she has nuts inside her head too.
may all beings be safe and secure in the embrace of mother earth
so mote it be
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Here last night in the Pogonip at sunset. Walked a quarter of a mile and turned around. Too smokey.
@eyo
a book i read years ago... critters eat up everything and have to leave planet to eat up everything. rinse repeat. sound familiar?
Do bird people dig the nuts outta those?
may the wind blow these prayers far and wide
#8.1 wow it is like Los Angeles in the 60s, smog. They are talking about "smoke days" here regarding school attendance, like "snow days" in winter. So I guess that means we're in smoke country now.
Here's my root bound basil plant and prayer flags.
Hummers dig it.
There's evelyn on the table, she has nuts inside her head too.
may all beings be safe and secure in the embrace of mother earth
so mote it be
peace
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I've never seen any bird people interested in getting those nuts out, not even curious.
One of my favorite pastimes is watching scrub jays bury an acorn, and then a squirrel goes right behind and digs it up. Pretty sure scrub jays never remember where they put nuts anyway, so it's cool. ta
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a book i read years ago... critters eat up everything and have to leave planet to eat up everything. rinse repeat. sound familiar?
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I love hiking through wilderness areas
That one looks so inviting.
Thanks for the photos.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
It's misleading really....
It's a shot from a lookout just a few hundred yards from I94. In the far distance, there's a notch in the hills for the road.
Gëzuar!!
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Yeah but
I don't have to aim for the notch. Haha.
I never really considered there would be wilderness areas back there, but duh! All I had to do was consult a map.
Someday. I get back there.
Thanks for the preview.
Neither Russia nor China is our enemy.
Neither Iran nor Venezuela are threatening America.
Cuba is a dead horse, stop beating it.
Nice shots Bollox...
Like the vista in the Colorado shot. Did you hike there?
Looks like Fred has quite the spot. Hola to his royal cuteness.
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Yes, we hiked in Colorado this summer
Frederick the Grape says 'buonasera'.
Gëzuar!!
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evening all...
Hi Bollox! Thanks for Fri Photos...
Very smokey here from the fire up in Chico, about 250 miles away. They were shutting the air conditioners of in the building over in the silicon valley today.
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Great pix BR
Since Harriers came up last week... In the Northern Hemisphere there are about 3 types which all look fairly similar. North America has the Northern Harrier, which used to be called Marsh hawk. They course slow and low rocking onto one wing and then the other, over fields, praries, marshes, pastures, and drop on anything edible from just a few feet up. They are about 18" long, 43" wingspan, and weigh a pound or 15 oz. A small lightly built raptor. They have facial disks like Short-eared Owls, occupy much the same habitat and hunt the same prey. It is not uncommon to see these two fighting over prime marsh hunting habitats in winter in some places. The facial disks probably act much like owls focusing sound to the ear as a parabola so they can key in on an unseen mouse in the tall grass.
I came upon two discussing whose field it was last weekend.
This is a crop from the above frame, of the lower right bird.
Here you can see the white rump, which is more properly the uppertail coverts.
Sorry I can't quickly put my hands on my other Harrier shots, the 'jump jet'.
Thanks everyone for all the great posts all week. Y'll are outstanding! We are not alone.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein
The fans of informal drinking and non-competitive running meets
with clubs and chapters worldwide, who style themselves collectively as the Hash House Harriers.
http://www.hashhouseharriers.com/what-is-hashing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers
Red Kites are becoming quite common in England once again.
They pass over my parents' house quite regularly.
Gëzuar!!
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Someone talking about snow?
This is from a few years ago when we kept getting hammered with one storm after another.
I love walking in the snow unless the wind is howling. It's so peaceful and quiet.
This was taken on thanksgiving in the middle part of Utah by little Sahara. We had the dunes to ourselves.
Was your last one taken in the Medicine Bow?
Scientists are concerned that conspiracy theories may die out if they keep coming true at the current alarming rate.
good morning snoopy..
late replying. more snow.
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Thanks for Fri. night photos, BR
Although it's sunny and 80 today where I live in San Diego county, it always gets cold enough at least once every winter for the local mountains to get a dusting of snow. This is a shot from February this year. Even when we get snow it's still sunny. I think it's a law or something.
I'm great at multi-tasking. I can waste time, be unproductive, and procrastinate all at the same time.
morning social...
definitely a law. like gravity
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When we really get snow
It's very, very grey.
Gëzuar!!
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NASA photo: “What the Woolsey fire looks like from space”
https://eu.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/11/09/woolsey-fire-satellite-space...
Every pic on this thread looks as though it had been
taken by a professional photog, trying to make his or her viewers feel a sense of expansiveness and peace.
Caucus 99 Percent is bless with wonderful talent.
Thank you, one and all.
Smoke eclipse
Sun through the smoke from my little hummingbird deck.
Last week it was summer, 85F out there every day, kinda perfect. Now it is 40F and gloomy.
My friendly basil plant was looking droopy, so I brought it inside. Then I noticed a hummer looking at it through the sliding door so I put it back out there. Then I filled up their feeder with fresh sugar water but can't do a thing for the air. Don't breath.
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ack is right...
Here last night in the Pogonip at sunset. Walked a quarter of a mile and turned around. Too smokey.
smokey sunset
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Basil and prayer flags
wow it is like Los Angeles in the 60s, smog. They are talking about "smoke days" here regarding school attendance, like "snow days" in winter. So I guess that means we're in smoke country now.
Here's my root bound basil plant and prayer flags.
Hummers dig it.
There's evelyn on the table, she has nuts inside her head too.
may all beings be safe and secure in the embrace of mother earth
so mote it be
peace
the mote in gods eye...
a book i read years ago... critters eat up everything and have to leave planet to eat up everything. rinse repeat. sound familiar?
Do bird people dig the nuts outta those?
may the wind blow these prayers far and wide
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No, the nuts are jammed in there
I've never seen any bird people interested in getting those nuts out, not even curious.
One of my favorite pastimes is watching scrub jays bury an acorn, and then a squirrel goes right behind and digs it up. Pretty sure scrub jays never remember where they put nuts anyway, so it's cool. ta