Except for that cute little Kestrel
And the Anna’s Hummingbird.
Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 20
And the Anna’s Hummingbird. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 20 The weather cooled
In California the weather was comfortable for us every day. While we were gone though, there was a weather front in South Texas that produced light snow. *Any* snow in South Texas is a big deal, as illustrated by this FaceBook post:
It’s still cool and rainy. It’s not expected to be back to 80 degrees until Monday! Oh what weather we have to bear…. Birding is still on the back burner. Here’s a white pelican from last week:
Making progress on work and education. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 26
It’s still cool and rainy. It’s not expected to be back to 80 degrees until Monday! Oh what weather we have to bear…. Birding is still on the back burner. Here’s a white pelican from last week: Making progress on work and education. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 26 As my brother Tom pointed out
The other great horned owl standing on the wire in the foliage is also visible…
When we were picking up our rental car in California, we got to walk down the row and select any one we wanted. We got the Kia Soul.
It carried all our stuff and got us off the beaten path when we needed, but also was small enough to get around the tight streets of Belmont Shore, without feeling like it was the size of a bowling ball. We liked it a lot. Also, while we were in the neighborhood, we stopped by the Seal Beach house, 222 13th Street.
It is still there and holding up well. We moved from there when I was eight. As I recall, the living room is the first room on the right, the dining room, then the kitchen and back door are behind that. Mom and Dad’s bedroom is the first room on the left, with the bathroom and David and my’s room behind that. Bill and Tom’s room was between the rear bedroom and the kitchen. As we were driving down the Pacific Coast Highway past Seal Beach, I also recalled when it was only developed on one side of the road. To get across to the undeveloped side, and the “Trees”, required waiting for a break in traffic, then running across the road. I remember being surprised by how soon the distant approaching traffic got there and how fast I had to run to make it across. It was not like crossing a little city street at all! I can’t imagine Mom or Dad being pleased if they knew that at eight years old, I was crossing that highway by myself. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 31
When we were picking up our rental car in California, we got to walk down the row and select any one we wanted. We got the Kia Soul. It carried all our stuff and got us off the beaten path when we needed, but also was small enough to get around the tight streets of Belmont Shore, without feeling like it was the size of a bowling ball. We liked it a lot. Also, while we were in the neighborhood, we stopped by the Seal Beach house, 222 13th Street. It is still there and holding up well. We moved from there when I was eight. As I recall, the living room is the first room on the right, the dining room, then the kitchen and back door are behind that. Mom and Dad’s bedroom is the first room on the left, with the bathroom and David and my’s room behind that. Bill and Tom’s room was between the rear bedroom and the kitchen. As we were driving down the Pacific Coast Highway past Seal Beach, I also recalled when it was only developed on one side of the road. To get across to the undeveloped side, and the “Trees”, required waiting for a break in traffic, then running across the road. I remember being surprised by how soon the distant approaching traffic got there and how fast I had to run to make it across. It was not like crossing a little city street at all! I can’t imagine Mom or Dad being pleased if they knew that at eight years old, I was crossing that highway by myself. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 31 Can you find the
Great Horned Owl in this picture?
He found you! We’re home. The day gets used up pretty fast traveling east. We got on the plane before breakfast and arrived home just in time for dinner. Dona and Stanley watched Henry for us while we were gone. He loves and cuddles them, but he was still pretty happy to see us too. And happy to get back to his house!
Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 36 Now my priorities have shifted. I have work to catch up on for the more than a week that we were gone. I need to finish my CPE by the end of the year. My CPE countdown might go to zero before my one last bird number does!
He found you! We’re home. The day gets used up pretty fast traveling east. We got on the plane before breakfast and arrived home just in time for dinner. Dona and Stanley watched Henry for us while we were gone. He loves and cuddles them, but he was still pretty happy to see us too. And happy to get back to his house! Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 36 Now my priorities have shifted. I have work to catch up on for the more than a week that we were gone. I need to finish my CPE by the end of the year. My CPE countdown might go to zero before my one last bird number does! Have you ever wondered what it would look like to be osprey food?
A lot like this!
Our last day birding. Our target bird was the Japanese white-eye at Mason Regional Park in Costa Mesa. Staked out the bottlebrush trees on the island. We saw so many birds, 31 in all, but no Japanese white-eyes. We going to fly home tomorrow, one bird short of 475. Scored another hour of CPE though. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 37
Our last day birding. Our target bird was the Japanese white-eye at Mason Regional Park in Costa Mesa. Staked out the bottlebrush trees on the island. We saw so many birds, 31 in all, but no Japanese white-eyes. We going to fly home tomorrow, one bird short of 475. Scored another hour of CPE though. Countdown:Birds: 1CPE: 37