No place like home
We came home late this afternoon to both meet with our contractor and so Matt could have a nicer morning before leaving on his business trip. We had a short walk in the morning in our usual beautiful place. Then regular work. Then the drive back. Ordered takeout, and our evening walk was to get breakfast, as there is no food in the house.
The wild world around us: There are dogs of every size and every shape. The American Kennel Club recognizes 205 distinct dog breeds in the United States. Keep in mind that is the total number of pure breeds. The real number is much higher. The COVID-19 pandemic substantially increased dog adoptions and purchases in San Francisco. It was so intense that there was a shortage of available dogs in 2020. Now the Animal Care & Control and SPCA face a huge over-capacity crisis.
6:33 am – 7:50 pm, which is 13 hours and 17 minutes of daylight
The bird of the day is the Mountain Quail
Love, Tawnia
Bird List: 38 species today
California Quail
Band-tailed Pigeon
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Anna's Hummingbird
Heermann's Gull
Western Gull
Double-crested Cormorant
Snowy Egret
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron
Brown Pelican
Turkey Vulture
Osprey
Cooper's Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Acorn Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Steller's Jay
California Scrub-Jay
American Crow
Common Raven
Chestnut-backed Chickadee
Barn Swallow
Wrentit
Pygmy Nuthatch
Pacific Wren
Bewick's Wren
European Starling
Western Bluebird
House Finch
Pine Siskin
Lesser Goldfinch
Dark-eyed Junco
Song Sparrow
California Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Wilson's Warbler