Falcons on the prowl

· Maine Event

It seemed like a usual day. It was gray and foggy on the way in. Becoming sunny and gorgeous in the East Bay around noon. I decided it was warm enough to eat lunch outside and amazingly a Peregrine Falcon sauntered by. They are such remarkably beautiful birds. One year Matt and I were staying in a hotel on the 8th floor over looking the Fore River and we were gazing out and a Peregrine Falcon came within 5 feet of the window hovered and looked at us. We were both speechless. I guess it was too, then it dove away out of sight.

I read Trump has spent a total of 2.6 billion of our taxes to kill wind power. It just seems whakadoodle. There is an instant return on investment and provides energy very fast and cheaply. We are having an energy crisis and need more energy of all kinds unless we want to change the way we do things radically.

Commons and why we need to move back to that model and thinking

Do you see it?

This is a pollibee which is a home for solitary polinators such as the mason bee.

This is the height of summer. The sun is still up just not in this glum location.

5:47 am – 8:34 pm, which is 14 hours and 47 minutes of daylight.

The bird of the day is a Black-faced Grassquit

Here is a poem for you.

Sending oodles of love,

Tawnia

Bird List - 23 species today

Rock Pigeon
White-throated Swift
Anna's Hummingbird
Western Gull
California Gull
Cooper's Hawk
Peregrine Falcon
Black Phoebe
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Oak Titmouse
Violet-green Swallow
Bushtit
Bewick's Wren
Northern Mockingbird
American Robin
House Sparrow
House Finch
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
California Towhee