What would the world be,
without our gardeners,
who tend the flowers,
where flutters fly by,
and make friends with humans?
Gardeners,
are like the flowers,
they tend,
they make the world beautiful.
Cheers to you, and all the world’s gardeners, from The Flower Fields in Carlsbad California~
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San Diego Harbor.
Sea of Cortez.
Gingerbread Village from unknown creator.
Wishing you Health and Happiness this Holiday Season & Beyond!
Cheers to you from The Holler~
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Meep Meep’s secret speed source revealed!
(Let’s keep his secret just between us.)
Cheers to you from The Holler’s Monster Energy drinking always running Roadrunner~
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Sometimes,
it takes,
patience,
to fully bloom.
Cheers to you from the late blooming Holler Bearded Iris~
Quite a curious Hooded Oriole mated pair (click/tap to enlarge).
They are avid people watchers,
and grape jelly eaters!
Orioles are migrating birds, and because it is cold in the winter at The Holler, our orioles head to warmer winter climes.
They spend spring and summer nesting at The Holler.
Female orioles are supremely talented weaver birds, and design intricate and beautiful hanging nests from palm strings. This female is loading up on string to weave her nests.
Cheers to you from the beautifully curious Holler Hooded Orioles~
Harris Hawks lift off from my glove,
soar straight up in the sky to fly,
and land precisely back with Jim.
Flying hawks is incredible.
Lethal precision hunters,
they are woe to birdies in the sky,
and critters fleeing on the ground.
They are savage beauties,
and magnificent creatures.
Cheers to you from the Harris Hawks~
This learned looking, Spectacled Owl (click/tap to enlarge),
looks like he’s none too impressed with us humans.
Wise old owl!
Spectacled Owls are native to Mexico, Central and South America, and the species is doing well.
I met him at his home, where he flies free, at Avian Behavior International in rural Southern California.
Cheers to you from the learned, and wisely unimpressed owl~
I have only seen Macaws flying free in Central and South America.
These Macaws fly free regularly over rural Southern California which is an incredible sight.
They often spend hours away, carry no trackers,
like to hang out on this dead tree,
and chose when they want to come home.
They are free as a bird!
They love people and are very curious about new ones,
as you can easily see in these photos.
Please forgive me for posting so many photos,
and breaking my 8 photo maximum rule,
but I can’t resist these guys,
and hope you can’t either.
Cheers to you from the happy Macaws at Avian Behavior International~
For more information see: https://avian-behavior.org/about-us/
“Where the wild things are,” (tap/click to enlarge)
is where I like to be.
Bald Eagles,
imperious stare.
Haughty Harris Hawks,
with laser eyes.
Owls see light,
in the darkest night.
Falcon’s fly faster,
than wind.
Canada’s wild spaces.
Cheers to you from our finely feathered friends~
