The Daily Bucket is a nature refuge. We amicably discuss animals, weather, climate, soil, plants, waters and note life’s patterns.
We invite you to note what you are seeing around you in your own part of the world, and to share your observations in the comments below.
Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the phenological patterns that are quietly unwinding around us. To have the Daily Bucket in your Activity Stream, visit Backyard Science’s profile page and click on Follow.
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These sequences are presented in the order I photographed them. First frame of the day was time-stamped at 7:21 a.m., last frame at 8:02 a.m. I clicked off seventy-four frames altogether, selected and cropped out thirty-five frames, and melded them into eight separate sequences. And drank two cups (short ones) of coffee.*
Western Tanager, female (playing peekaboo, hee-hee)
Rufous Hummingbird, juvenile
Cedar Waxwing
(Males and females very difficult to distinguish if observed lone. See here for info.)
Black-headed Grosbeak, first-spring male (first subject)
House Finch, juvenile male
Black-headed Grosbeak, first-spring male (second subject)
House Finch, female
Rufous Hummingbird
* See? When I say “short” cup of coffee, it’s literal, comparing thermoses anyway. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. He’s nutso.
My short thermos is actually for hot food (wide mouth (and spork, not shown), but it’s perfect to take on a short-morning outing, giving me a pleasant two cups o’ joe. Tape measure included for academic superfluousness.
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Now it’s your turn.
What’s up in your world, nature and changes, that you have observed lately?
Let us know in the comments and as always please include your location, and photos if you got ‘em!