house sparrow with a snack

gila woodpecker

Abert's towhee

verdin

More birds at the Tucson Botanic Garden

Wilson's warbler

Cassin's vireo

greater roadrunner

curve-billed thrasher

Birding at the Tucson Botanic Garden
#birds

Lovebug snuggles in his heated bed

Chocolate lilies

It seems like when you write a decision giving the President king-like powers, you shouldn't be indignant when he acts like a king.

Came home to these blooms #succulents

Gander’s cholla

Ocotillo bloom

Barrel cactus

Desert agave

Lovely day in Glorietta Wash
#anzaborrego #desertplants

Abrams dudleya in Campo, a very small succulent in the cracks of the big outcrop above Lake Morena
#succulents #hiking #canyoneers #theNat

Padre's shooting stars in the park
#nature
#shootingstars
#natives
#socal
#missiontrailsregionalpark

Wilson's warbler

Marsh wren

Bird sightings today
#birds
#liferbirds
#kumeyaaylake
#missiontrailsregionalpark

Matchweed

Deerweed

Bushrue

Yerba Santa

Blooms are continuing to arrive

Trichodiadema densum

pleiospilos nelii

yellow clivia

the flowers are happening
#succulents
#springflowers

Shadow and his three babies 🥰🥰🦅🐣🐣🐣
#bigbeareagles #jackieandshadow

Radar of a San Diego storm

Much needed storm is rolling thru

Tiny feets in the snow

gorgeous views to the east

the old kiln, still standing, barely

stock pond

tiny gopher snake, one of 3 little snakes seen on the trails

Lovely hike on a protected preserve in Jamul. This preserve is the site of an old cement kiln.

Big Bear Bald Eagle Live Nest - Cam 1 YouTube video by FOBBV CAM

Spending a lot of time watching Jackie and Shadow. It's the pip watch days. There are 3 eggs, so hoping any and all of them hatch!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4-L...
#birds #protectoureagles #savethewildlife

Biggest balls on the planet

Norwegian fuel supplier refuses U.S. warships over Ukraine Haltbakk Bunkers will cease supplying fuel to U.S. forces in Norway and American ships docking in Norwegian ports, citing dissatisfaction with recent U.S. policy towards Ukraine.

A major Norwegian fuel company is refusing to provide fuel to U.S. warships after the “shitshow” in the White House yesterday over Ukraine. This is the way. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/norwegian-fu...

Beautiful prairie falcon today at Ramona Grasslands
#birds #raptors #hikingislife

I’ve always disliked salmon. I got a Traeger grill so decided to try Atlantic salmon (because that’s all they had in the store). It was ok - not fishy and good texture. When Pacific salmon is in season, I’ll try it. I do like the way the Traeger cooked it.

Some pretties on the way to class this morning

white-breasted nuthatch

pygmy nuthatch

dark-eyed junco

mountain chickadee

Birding in the Laguna mountains SoCal today.
#birds #birding #SoCal #Lagunamountains #hikingislife

Maddow: I think it is a bad mistake to let Joy Reid walk out the door. It is also unnerving to see that on a network where we've got two nonwhite hosts in primetime, both of our nonwhite hosts in primetime are losing their shows, as is Katie Phang on the weekend. I do not defend it.

Maddow: That has never happened at this scale in this way before when it comes to programing changes, presumably because it's not the right way to treat people and it kind of drops the bottom out of whether or not people feel like this is a good place to work

Lapidaria margaretae

Trichodiadema densum

euphorbia anoplia

lavender scallops

Morning blooms for you
#succulents

This female long-tailed duck is not a usual visitor to San Diego. She's currently in San Elijo Lagoon in the northern part of the county, far from her usual haunt in Alaska and the Arctic, hanging out with some ruddy ducks.
#addBirder #SoCalbirding #ducks #longtailedduck

Euphorbia varieties

My 5 accomplishments last week:
1. Partook of nature to escape news of the cheeto
2. Started watching The Pitt
3. Bought a CSA box to support local farmers
4. Stayed in bed til 10am one day
5. Provided daily food and water for the yard creatures