Here are some photos of the fauna we get in the backyard. I love the ground squirrels. They are so comical and happy. They're way better than the stupid doves -glorified pidgeons.
One day Joe looked out and saw we had a strange visitor. This red-winged black bird does live in this territory, but you never see them.
We have been enjoying our backyard flora and fauna, mostly fauna. We get some interesting birds. Here are a few images.
This guy is a young Verdin. He likes to hang out in the honeysuckle. We noticed all the flowers falling off way before they were old and wilted. We didn't know what was happening. It turnd out it was this guy. He breaks the flower off at the base and eats the tiny seeds inside. Little bastard leaves flower carnage all over the yard. Ok Ok, so we have 4 bushes in the back, but still. Thief.
This guy is a Phoebe. He is noisy! Joe works at home and is not only constantly interupted by clients calling him, but he also gets to deal with the incessant chirp of this guy. He's got an attitude too.
Hey, whatchu lookin' at?
You loookin' at me? That's RIGHT you are, baby!
Um, I am just going to look over here now.
OK. I go now. Buh-bye.
These are just a few photos. We are starting to keep track of the variety we see and are now half-assedly keeping a life list. I'll let you know if we see anything really cool like a blue-footed booby.
