Category Archives: Nature

RainydayRandom – new tune from the manloft…

GrooveChill Industrial Polka Party – it’s Telecaster time! An instrumental…

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Black Capped Night Heron

Finally got a photo of the Black Capped Night Heron that roosts in a carob tree nearby. We’d seen him flying out in the evening and back in the morning but here he was parked on the fence. Didn’t seem … Continue reading

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Jesus Tortoise

Hey Seuss the tortoise emerged from hibernation on Easter Sunday, no kidding. He snacked on a few Hibiscus flowers and planted himself under a Bougainvillea. Imagine sleeping for months. No wonder they live so long…

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Sky & Green Heron

Just an interesting cloud pattern over the back yard last summer. More interesting was this beautiful Green Heron.

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Baby ducks and red eared pond sliders

Recent visitors to the yard include the springtime duckie babes and something I’ve never encountered before, a red-eared pond slider. This creature was walking arcross our patio and at first I thought our desert tortoise had escaped. Battle scarred and … Continue reading

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Bats in Phoenix

A different kind of backyard bird. We live on a small urban lake in Glendale Arizona. I call it “Lake Effluent” because it’s part of the golf course water system. Every night at dusk small bats begin to swoop up … Continue reading

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