I would like to make this brief. Sitting is one of my least desirable activities and I've had enough for the day. Besides much of what is being presented here today is largely similar to the past few weekends. Here are photos taken on my walks on Saturday, March 8th and today, Sunday March 9th. Special thanks to Docken for walk and talk company telephonically.
Saturday, March 8th
Hummingbird activity on the Eremophila has become greatly reduced due to flowers dying back and the male Allen's hummingbird (see previous episodes) dominating the territory. Mine, mine, mine!
The female Calypte anna was looking especially hefty. Easy on the Fairy Floss girl!
Back to the dude.
I exited the campus through the arboretum.
This is a Shamel ash tree (Fraxinus uhdei).
This apparently is a Cercis canadensis, the eastern redbud. There used to be a western redbud in the botanical garden. I'm not too sure why it disappeared.
Sunday, March 9th (today)
I brought a close up lens today. These are the flowers on the Cercis canadensis seen above.
I had these little butter butts all around me for awhile but they refused to stay still.
I'm watching the behavior of this male Calypte anna. Is it possible this is an old friend? Time will tell.
There was a pair of California scrub jays (Aphelocoma californica). I just missed getting a picture of them together. I believe this is the female. Notice the insect in her beak.
Pretty sure this is the male.
Down below was a pair of mourning doves (Zenaida macroura). I just took a picture of the lead bird.
A southwestern fence lizard on a bench.
I left through the arboretum again. In fact both walks were basically the same 2 miles. I believe this is an Acacia baileyana shrub (cootamunda wattle).
That's it! Thanks for looking!
under cover of the fading clouds
the secrets of the night
come alive in your eyes
you don’t have to hurry
you don’t have to try
cause you don’t have a care
you’re walking on air
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