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Cooper’s Hawk
Our bird feeder attracted a juvenile Cooper’s Hawk, it’s a mini Planet Earth episode.
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Squirrel
A squirrel managed to climb on the tomato cage so he could reach the squirrel-proof bird feeder. Life is showing its wonder, the same wonder that carves the Grand Canyon, moves the squirrel.
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Earth Mother Celebration
May is a blooming season, all the flowers are blooming to thank Mother Earth. Nature becomes a huge Blooming Fair, bigger, brighter, such a dramatic celebration!
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Cormorants
Maybe it’s a love ritual, maybe it’s laundry day.
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Black-headed Grosbeak
A new visitor – Black- headed Grosbeak! What a vibrant plumage for a spring afternoon! They’re one of the few birds that can safely eat monarch butterflies, which are toxic to most predators. Maybe that’s why the colors match, you are what you eat.
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Meadow of Spring
In the meadow of spring, feel being stared at by a grazing deer; being listened to by a vigilant jackrabbit and being palpitated by a thriving carpet of wild mustard.
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May Flower Moon
The Moon is flushed from all the blooming May flowers on earth.
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Spring Lullaby
Spring is perched in the ranch, laying down in the mountains, napping in the backyard…when the Flower Moon lights up the sky, they will all be awaken and humming to the earth. A lullaby flowing in the air, can you hear it?
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Earth Day
It’s Earth Day today. I feel like I need to celebrate, but can’t think of how. Then I realized being here on earth is the celebration. Like goslings waddling behind Mama Goose; like Papa Goose protecting the family; like trees thriving wherever rooted; flowers blossoming wherever seeded. When earth exhales, everything is awake, vibrant, wild…
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Bald Eagle
It rained all day, shying the people away, we have the whole park to ourselves. On our way out, we spotted this companion on top of the tree: A majestic bald eagle, exuding his power without even trying.