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Visitors 79
Modified 25-Jul-26
Created 6-Sep-20
28 photos

Birds continue with their lives, smoke or not. (We are all glad there is no fire here!) Lizard, squirrel, and deer keep their routines -- but the lizard does wait for a little sunlight before venturing up the gatepost. An errant balloon lands in the Frog Pond. All seen in or very near Portola Valley Ranch.

Birds include junco, dove, quail (two encounters), hummingbird (likewise), goldfinch, and two kinds of towhee.

I am not sure of my IDs, and would appreciate confirmation or correction. Please leave a comment on a photo!
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Singing Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Really Singing Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Watch QuailGoldfinchLesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) (?), Showing BackLesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) (?)Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria) (?)Here's Looking at You, KidCalifornia Towhee (Melozone crissaliis)California Towhee (Melozone crissaliis)Male Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatis)Male Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatis)Pair of California Quail (Callipepla californica)HummingbirdAnna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) (?)Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) (?)

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