I try to keep this off Bluesky but not today. I am sharing the Bear Gulch Reservoir in Pinnacles National Park. The park is my go-to get away from the world. Let the water soothe you. In my days of faith, the next to last words of mass were always my favorite, "Peace be with you." Love & Light

Happy Caturday. For today we have a male bobcat (Felis rufus). Santa Clara County. #mammals #wildlife #bobcat #felids 🦊

Greetings all. Today we have a common raven (Corvus corax). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #ravens #corvids 🪶

Happy #Thursjay, my favorite day. As always, we have a California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) San Benito County, California. Have a great day one an all. #birds #wildlife #jays #corvids #Thursjay 🪶

Happy Wednesday all. Today's picture is a male yellow-rumped warbler (Setophaga coronata). Not great picture-he is kind of at one with the tree. But I don't see these guys a lot so I get a picture when I can. San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #warblers #newworldwarblers #parulids 🪶

Our friend Scott needs some help.

This is very interesting.

Happy Tuesday. Back to the office day for me (I work from home Monday and Friday). Today we have a great blue heron (Ardea herodias). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #herons #ardeids 🪶

Happy Monday (is that an oxymoron?) Today we have a white-tailed kite (Elanus leucurus). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #kites #accipitrids 🪶

Because it has been cold I am pretending it's spring. Here is a fledgling American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos). When this guy came down I moved him a couple of feet to a safer spot and his parents knew where he was but they cursed me out for two weeks anyway. #birds #wildlife #crows #corvids 🪶

Happy Saturday all. Today a am sharing a ed-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #hawks #accipitrids 🪶

Happy Friday one and all. Today we have a western bluebird (Sialia mexicana). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #bluebirds #turdids 🪶

Happy #Thursjay. Today we have a California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) Parts of the head are still grey and the inside of the mouth is still red so this is a juvenile. San Benito County, California. Have a great day one an all. #birds #wildlife #jays #corvids #Thursjay 🪶

There is snow, yes snow, on the high peaks of the Diablos here in San Benito County. I do not like this, not one bit. ❄️🏔️ Disclaimer: I am nowhere near the high peaks.

Happy Wednesday. Yesterday I shared a juvenile American coot (Fulica americana) expressing how ridiculous coots look. As it happens the juvenile stage is the least ridiculous. Here are an adult and nestlings. Enjoy the ridiculousness. #birds #wildlife #coots #rallids

It is wet, windy and cold here, so my thoughts turned to spring. Here is a juvenile American coot (Fulica americana). I love these guys but let's be honest, at all stages of their life they are ridiculous looking. 🙃 #birds #wildlife #coots #rallids 🪶

Good day all. Today is #mockingbirdmonday. Not a great picture today. Northern mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) are abundant here but I can never get a good photo. San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #mockingbirds #mimids 🪶

Happy Sunday. To me there are several species who always seem to be enjoying life. The coyote (Canis latrans) is one of them. Here is a juvenile in Santa Clara County California. #mammals #wildlife #coyotes #canids 🦊

Happy Valentines day, I suppose-not really into it. For the day it is a will share a mated pair of common ravens (Corvus corax). Like all corvids ravens form long-term bonds which usually last until one of the pair dies. 🫀San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #ravens #corvids 🪶

Happy Friday all. Today we have a female white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys). San Benito County, California. #wildlife #sparrows #newworldsparrows #passerellids 🪶

Here is my gofundme for Scott (If you saw the other post I just made a new account and it didn't ask for photo ID to add phone number. That seemed sketchy) gofund.me/54bafe767

Central Coast and SoCal mountain lions listed as threatened. This affords them much more protection.

Happy #Thursjay. Today we have a California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica). San Benito County, California. Have a great day one an all. #birds #wildlife #jays #corvids #Thursjay 🪶

Happy Wednesday. A California towhee (Melozone crissalis) for today. San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #towhees #newworldsparrows #passerellids 🪶

Peeps, I might be missing for a while. 😁

Golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) in cherry tree. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos so it is a little difficult to see details. #birds #wildlife #newworldsparrows #passerellids 🪶

Happy Monday -wait is that even a thing? How can it be? Today we have a bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus) feeding from a bottlebrush (Callistemon citrinus [I think. If anyone knows it not to be citrinus please let me know]) flower. #birds #wildlife #bushtits #aegithalids 🪶

Happy Sunday. Today we have a male Brewer's blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #blackbirds #newworldblackbirds #icterids 🪶

I wish people would stop using words like pedo, diddler, etc. To me those are almost cutesy words for a horrible thing. Childhood sexual abuse is devasting and should never be minimized. Call them what they are "pedophiles".

I have posted this guy before but way not again? Happy Caturday. A juvenile bobcat (Lynx rufus). Santa Clara County, California. #mammals #wildlife #bobcats #felids 🦊

Happy Friday all, I call this the weekend. Today's bird is an oak titmouse (Baeolophus inornatus). San Benito County, California. #bird #wildlife #titmice #parids 🪶

Happy #Thursjay. Today we have a California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica) with an acorn from Coastal live oak (Quercus agrifolia) San Benito County, California. Wishing everyone a great day. #birds #wildlife #jays #corvids #thursjay 🪶

Happy #waterbirdwednesday. BOGO today. Double-crested cormorant (Nannopterum auritum) and bufflehead (Bucephala albeola). San Benito County. #birds #wildlife #cormorants #ducks #phalacrocoracids #anatids 🪶

I think these are first year golden-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla) feeding from cherry blossoms. I took the photo between noon and 1 p.m. when the light is bad for photos. If anyone thinks they are another species please let me know. 🙂 #birds #wildlife #newworldsparrows #passerellids

Happy #magpiemonday. Yellow-billed magpies (Pica nuttallii), Santa Clara County, California. #birds #wildlife #magpies #corvids 🪶

This is fascinating, or it is to me at least.

Liam is home. Now let's get all the other children home.

Happy Sunday all. Today we have two adult and one juvenile America coot (Fulica americana) preening. San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #coots #rallids 🪶

This is a little different but Batman is concerned about the ICE presence planned for the Superbowl and how the City of Santa Clara is handling it.

Happy Saturday. Today we have a dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis). Santa Clara County, California. #birds #wildlife #juncos #newworldsparrows #passerellids 🪶

“Then they came for the journalists…” 😔😭😡

Friday has arrived. Today we have a greater roadrunner (Geococcyx californianus). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #roadtunners #cuculids 🪶

Happy #Thursjay. California scrub-jay (Aphelocoma californica). Taken at Bear Gulch Reservoir in Pinnacles National Park, San Benito County, California. Pinnacles NP is one of my favorite places to be. It always settles me. Wishing everyone a great day. #birds #wildlife #jays #corvids #thursjay 🪶

Greetings on this Wednesday one and all. Today we have a couple of white-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #sparrows #newworldsparrows #passerellids 🪶

Happy Tuesday. Nobody tell this great blue heron (Ardea herodias) we can see him. Santa Clara County, California. #birds #wildlife #herons #ardeids 🪶

California peeps, please consider asking you state representatives to vote for this bill. Possibly up for a vote Feb. 7. AB1548 The Monterey Bay Area Stewardship Authority

Happy #magpiemonday. This is not a great shot but the sun was going down and I knew they would take flight so I took what I could. Fun fact: there are several collective terms for a group of magpies one being a tiding as it was believed they were messengers. #birds #wildlife #magpies #corvids 🪶

Good morning, all. I wish you all peace this day. Don't let the ugly get to you down. Find the beauty around you. We must keep fighting. Today we have a western bluebird (Sialia mexicana). San Benito County, California. #birds #wildlife #bluebirds #turdids 🪶

His last words were to a stranger. Those words were "Are you okay?"

NEW VIDEO: this appears to be the footage from the woman in the pink coat.