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Several of our purple spike plants began to bloom next to the back fence.
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Our Liatris Spicata (Purple Spike) flowers grew next to the driveway.
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A bunch of grape plants were growing in the neighbor's yard, and had overflowed into our yard and approached our junk pile.
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Trash had been dumped on the sidewalk next to a cardboard box in San Francisco.
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A broken and and cracked piece of sidwalk was located in San Francisco.
A cigarette filter lay in one of the expansion joints.
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A weed grew next to the path in the back yard.
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Astronaut soldiers were displayed in the window of the Mega Store.
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Graffiti decorated a fence pillar at the Embarcadero in San Francisco.
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The name Falun Gong was on some decorations in Chinatown, San Francisco.
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One white Casablanca lily had just bloomed in the Monster raised garden bed..
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Words on the side of a trash can said, "The Port Of San Francisco, Fishing."
And someone left a fishing pole on the fence.
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Our corn plants were beginning to fade as the summer ended.
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This photo of a Harbor Seal was taken very near the
Lucy Evans Interpretive Center
at the bird sanctuary. I was very surprised to see it but the ranger verified that they have been known to occasionally appear.
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This photo was taken late March of this year and many birds were still in just black and white. For courting and breeding the necks and chest acquire a rusty or tan color.
They really seem to enjoy their mud-flats.
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At the sanctuary, there is a group of palm trees next to the large pond that provides prime nesting spots. It is fenced off to ensure the breeding birds are not disturbed.
In late March, this was one of many night herons nesting amongst the snowy and great egrets. Its usually yellow legs are pink because it's breeding season.
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Taking photos from a boat was a new experience. I was able to get much closer to this flock of Pelicans before they took flight.
These appear to be Australian Pelicans
because of the pink bills. Or do American White Pelicans have pink bills in the winter? Further research needed.
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This view shows the extent of the buff coloring avocets acquire on neck and chest in the breeding season. They stand about 15 to 20 inches tall and
Wikipedia
has more info on these birds if you're interested.
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This is a photo of three very well camouflaged eggs in a Killdeer "nest." Because Killdeer often lay their
eggs on gravel,
the parking lot at the sanctuary had become a favorite nesting spot for them. Unfortunately a parking lot is a dangerous place for eggs, which leads to much failure for the Killdeer who lay eggs there.
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(118 views) On a tour of the Canal of Palms, this was the first animal spotted by our guide. There were three of these tiny bats on the underside of a dead branch. How the guide even saw them was a mystery because they were perfectly camouflaged. The guide identified them as long-nosed bats.
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Taken Early May, they are guarding a nest and looking lovely. Maybe next trip out there I can get a shot of some Avocet chicks.
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(117 views) Bald Eagles are very numerous in Dutch Harbor, where they live year round. They are used to people and you see them perched on dumpsters and piers, looking for an easy meal.
Bald comes from the Old English "pie-bald", which means partially white.
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The bird on the left is a young adult who won't achieve the look of the mature bird on its right for another year.
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This female Killdeer is standing over eggs in its "nest." Three eggs are actually present but only one is clearly visible. Even the clearly visible one is very well camouflaged.
It is reputed their call sounds like "kill deer" and thus the name. I don't hear it myself but maybe that's just me.
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This snowy owl
at the Dublin Zoo was very quiet but, if it had spoken, it would have had an
unusual voice.
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Killdeer are a shy and fast bird. Consequently I rarely get a good shot of one. I was lucky this day to get that elusive shot.
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