Bucks and Buckeyes

· Maine Event

Today we went on a new hike or a very old hike in the opposite direction. We walked on the Rift Trail to the Olema Trail and turned around midway. It was warm to hot here, and we also went to town to the thrift shop to replace a wine glass. That was an adventure. We thought we were going to have lunch at the Taco Truck. However, we took residential back streets to the thrift store, and as we walked down a hill, we could see lines of people standing around everywhere. We decided to come home and make grilled cheese sandwiches. We stayed home until the traffic died down and then went on our evening walk to say goodnight to the bats.

The place of the House Wren and many other birds
Near the place of delicious blackberries
The place of the Common Yellowthroat and many other birds.
Deer tracks
Common and yet not really because there are so many humans

Common buckeye (Junonia coenia), look how well it disappears in all three pictures. Here is more about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junonia_coenia

The back alleys of Point Reyes take you to interesting places. Behind me is a lovely Community Garden
The humor of humans never ceases to amaze me.

Sit quietly and observe the birds near you. They are so amazing and have so much to teach us.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Birds from memory today - 34 species

Western Bluebird
Stellers Jay
California Scrub Jay
Common Yellowthroat
Coopers Hawk
European Starling
Anna’s Hummingbird
Common Raven
Pacific Wren
Osprey
Red-Tailed Hawk
Wrentit
Bewick's Wren
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Band-Tailed Pigeon
California Quail
Lesser Goldfinch
American Goldfinch
Warbling Vireo
Hutton’s Vireo
Turkey Vulture
American Robin
Northern Flicker
Pigmy Nuthatches
Wilson’s Warbler
Swainson’s Thrush
Song Sparrow
Red-Winged Blackbird
House Wren
Harry Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Rock Pigeon
House Finch