Category Archives: animal

Return of the Quail

Posted on April 30, 2024 by n3mra

Each spring, I am greeted by more quail appearing in my yard. We have two types of quail (whose names are escaping me), but this Sunday, I counted six pair of one type. There may have been more, that’s just … Continue reading →

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Key West, Florida

Posted on February 14, 2024 by n3mra

This week, I went to Florida for an amateur radio event with my father. We started out the week in Orlando, but then drove down to Miami and then Key West, as neither of us had been there. I will … Continue reading →

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Random Wildlife

Posted on August 7, 2023 by n3mra

We’ve had quite a bit of wildlife in the backyard. My neighbor snapped a photo of some skunks that I forgot to include in this set. We had a pair of foxes in the back yard a few weeks ago. … Continue reading →

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Ferruginous Hawk

Posted on December 27, 2021 by n3mra

A few days ago, I was looking over my backyard and saw a curious creature. On the back post of my lot was some sort of hawk. He was a long ways away, so it’s hard to tell what type, … Continue reading →

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Root Borers

Posted on October 27, 2021 by n3mra

A few weeks ago, I was leaving the Magdalena school and saw a bush completely covered with these guys: They had all descended upon one bush and were eating every leaf on it. You could almost hear them crunching away. … Continue reading →

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My Mother, Bird Rescuer

Posted on September 21, 2021 by n3mra

I was digging through some old pictures on my phone and I found a few from this winter. A bird had flown into the sliding door. it was stunned. My mother picked it up and held it, kept it warm. … Continue reading →

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Cooper’s Hawk

Posted on October 12, 2020 by n3mra

A few mornings ago, I was out for a run in my neighborhood, and I saw a Cooper’s hawk. I don’t think I had ever spotted a Cooper’s hawk before, but they are apparently all over the United States. My … Continue reading →

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Wildlife This Summer

Posted on July 22, 2020 by n3mra

I promised I would post some photos of the wildlife I have been seeing around my area. Along my run in the morning, I have seen an explosion of baby rabbits all over the place.  This bunny let me get … Continue reading →

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