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You bird watcher,
you.
You think,
you watch us?
Our lives depend,
on watching you.
We appreciate,
your jelly,
but we don’t really trust you.
You are a human after all.
Cheers to you from the wise and wonderful Holler Hooded and Bullocks Orioles~
For more on these orioles see:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bullocks_Oriole/overview
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Hooded_Oriole/overview
We are staying in The Gorge Hotel built in 1921 where my grandparents once stayed,
with the wildflowers blooming,
driving up to find the views,
my grandfather painted in his Columbia Gorge paintings.
This observant robin didn’t let me distract him,
from his worm,
and this friendly elk licked our car windows!
Cheers to you from the gorgeous Gorge~
Who do you think you are?
Can’t you see we’re busy?
You are not a member of our clicque!
We have a hard enough time getting along with each other.
You are just toooo much!
We just want to rest in peace,
but you human, are not getting the message…..
and you are NOT invited for dinner.
Besides we are much more handsome than humans.
Cheers to you from the handsome haughty herd of Cannon Beach Oregon~
Flying,
to you,
from The Holler,
and,
your feathered friends! (note the hummingbird’s tongue)
Cheers to you & Happy Easter~
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Our tiny,
mighty,
sleepy,
Holler hummers,
are flying jewels,
in the garden.
They make every Holler day,
a happy day.
Cheers to you from The Hollerites~
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Meet Mr. Red Rock Crab. He is quite large! We have been traveling out of wifi and satellite range on the Pacific side of the Baja California Penninsula in Mexico and into The Sea of Cortez through the narrows where the two oceans meet.
This view between the rocks is where The Pacific Ocean meets The Sea of Cortez.
This is a pristine, unpopulated desert ecosystem extending for hundreds of miles, surrounded by oceans that are teeming with wildlife.
This bull sea lion is suspicious and watches me with one eye,
before he relaxes and resumes his nap.
Rare, rarely seen, huge, up to 5000 pounds, and endangered, this Sunfish basks on the surface of the ocean sideways to absorb heat from the sun before he dives deep into the cold ocean to forage. For more click on following link:
Dolphin abound and can be seen alone,
or hunting in huge superpods,
that can consist,
of thousands.
This pod surrounded our boat and swam around it for close to an hour.
They were noisy,
slamming their bodies and tails on the surface of the ocean,
to stun the fish,
whom they herd into,
balls and consume.
This spotted box fish is left at peace because he is poisonous.
Even the always ravenous Snowy Egret won’t touch him!
Cheers to you from The Sea of Cortez~
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To you,
from The Holler,
silent Slytherins,
of the night,
& Happy Halloween!
My best guess creepy crawly identification in order are: Rustic Sphinx Moth, Green Darner Dragonfly, and the rarely seen, mildly venomous, nocturnal California Lyre snake. I welcome any corrections~
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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~
