Observations by gander

I planted this tree in August 1980 as a one-quart seedling. Now it is 35-feet high and 16-inches DBH. Extreme taper.

I planted this tree in August 1980 as a one-quart seedling. Now it is 35-feet high and 16-inches DBH. Extreme taper.

16" DBH 35' tall planted Aug 1980

Three dead young skunks along roadside over a 100-foot span. Freshly killed w/in last night.

Dead doe alongside Petaluma Blvd S killed last night

Dead juvenile on median strip

Eighteen TV soaring together in thermals

More than a dozen JR in field, very wary of coyote...

Two coyotes worrying jack rabbits in pasture

22 turkies together walking along a trail

four turkeys foraging in grass. Late afternoon dog walk.

covey of about a dozen quail seen on dog walk.

in my bird feeder! half a dozen, chasing away the little guys.

in my hummingbird feeder. Up to five at once.

in my hummingbird feeder. It showed up today.

in my hummingbird feeder. It showed up today.

in my hummingbird feeder. It showed up today.

two skeins of honkers flying down along the Petaluma River at about 1730 PT. About thirty birds in the two groups.

two adult hawks dynamically soaring in front of the eucalyptus line by the ponds.

flight of eight white pelicans transiting the ponds

flocking redwing blackbirds over the Petaluma sewage treatment ponds.

flocking redwing blackbirds over the Petaluma sewage treatment ponds.

lurking in willow tree over pool, hunting.

Nesting pair with one fledgling in redwood tree.

This is the third year that this tree has hosted nesting kites, to my knowledge.