Wow! Only the second time in eight years that this one has visited the Polish Plantation. Was able to take a better picture this time. It’s a red-whiskered bulbul, though his red whiskers are only visible from specific angles in some light. They’re native to Southeast Asia, but a few are living wild and free in Los Angeles.
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“I’m going to blow some bubbles to make myself happy again”
Informed that her blueberry muffin had fallen on the ground and was no longer edible, our daughter Neve makes a frownie face, then says, “I’m going to blow some bubbles to make myself happy again.”
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Owl!
It only took me 7 years to get a photo of an owl at our house. This one is a western screech owl that lives in the palm tree above my car. I had to stake it out for 4 consecutive nights — after I first heard the hooing — and then got this photo. Still going to try to get a video of the owl emerging from the tree at sunset. Stay tuned!
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Black-throated gray warbler
From my hammock this morning. A little out-of-focus.
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“I love birds because they provide the perfect point of entry to the natural world.”
Red-whiskered bulbuls – a bird native to SE Asia that showed up in our walnut tree. Took me over 2 hours to figure out what they were.
Quote is from Nicholas Lund at Slate.