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November 3, 2011

Murmuration

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

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Smoke holds the fort

Smoke holds the fort
My good boy at the cabin.

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"Everyone who enjoys birds and birding must always respect wildlife, its environment, and the rights of others. In any conflict of interest between birds and birders, the welfare of the birds and their environment comes first."
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FR 2N10 south of Big Bear

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California Quail

California Quail
In Los Osos, CA by Maggie Smith on Flickr.

Lions, Bears, Coyotes...

Lions, Bears, Coyotes...

Western Tanager

Western Tanager
At Yosemite, by Teddy Llovet on Flickr.

Tejon Wildflowers

Tejon Wildflowers

Fanciulla del West

Fanciulla del West
The play inspired an opera set in California, in the Sierras, with a self-reliant heroine, her Mexican lover, everyone alive at the final curtain and Puccini's best score. God is good.

More West

More West
Cover by Maynard Dixon.

Cabin

Cabin
Yesterday and Today

Local Foothills

Local Foothills

Parientes

Parientes
De Mestizo y d'India; Coyote

Big Bear Lake

Big Bear Lake
Frances Gearhart,
Untroubled Waters, 1931

About

This blog is about wild birds and birding in Southern [and occasionally Northern] California, especially the inland valleys and the San Bernardinos, and also about gardens, good dogs, weather and wildlife, with occasional posts on the jagged and the shiny.

About me

  • California native: family's been here since the 1800s
  • Birder. Lister. eBirder. Sometimes a bit of a chaser
  • I live in the foothills of the San Bernardinos. Elevation: 2,850 ft.
  • For gardeners: this is Sunset zone 18. USDA zone 9b is the rough equivalent. House is a rental. Lot size: 3,920 ft
  • I have a favorite lizard
  • I've been bitten by quite a few of the non-venomous snake species in Southern California
  • I have a favorite tree
  • I keep a border collie and a cur-dog
  • I have another, older blog
  • I'm on Instagram
  • My garden board on Pinterest

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Western Bluebirds

Western Bluebirds
At their nest. By Erin and Lance Willett on Flickr.

GAME WARDEN STAMP

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San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust

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My Favorite Lizard

My Favorite Lizard
The skink formerly known as Eumeces. Photo by randomtruth on Flickr.

RASCals

RASCals
Like eBird, only for herps. Photo by randomtruth on Flickr.

The Huntington

The Huntington
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I love this agave

I love this agave
Agave pintilla. Photo by Walker Young on Flickr.

Forest Home

Forest Home

Frances Gearhart: Glimpse of Big Bear Lake, 1931

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