Who Needs Cardinals?

Who Needs Cardinals?

I’ve always been sad that I’ve never seen a Cardinal in person, and bummed that they don’t visit the West Coast. While grays and browns are perfectly pleasant and probably pretty practical in terms of protection from predators, I think if I were to...
If a Nuthatch Sees Its Shadow…

If a Nuthatch Sees Its Shadow…

Uh oh. A White-Breasted Nuthatch saw its shadow today in our backyard. Which means, as we all of course know, . . . six more weeks of lockdown. ? On the bright side, at least it has an OK place to live. I believe this is the fifth straight year of Nuthatches hatching...
Flower Sharks?

Flower Sharks?

I was sitting in our back yard today and saw this little bird eating blossoms off of our neighbor’s fruit tree. I wonder if it’s the same Purple Finch from yesterday. Another day, another flower buffet? . . . Looking at the stripes and speckles, I...
Tastes Like Spring

Tastes Like Spring

Spring is still nearly three weeks away, but according to this Purple Finch, it tastes like spring right now here in Sonoma. Each year, it seems like the seasons are starting earlier and earlier. Right now, many of the trees are already budding and blooming. Our...
“Yellow, World!”

“Yellow, World!”

Yesterday I went out mustard hunting. . . . Or maybe it would be more accurate to say I was blackbird hunting. Almost exactly a year ago while I was driving back from grocery shopping (right before the world went all to heck), I spotted a red-winged blackbird perched...
Happy Cows & Happy Clouds

Happy Cows & Happy Clouds

The other day I went hiking at the Helen Putnam Regional Park in Petaluma. With its verdant grasses, clusters of oaks, and gently sloping hills, it reminded me of the ol’ “Happy Cows Come From California” cheese commercials, especially when I spotted a lone cow...
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