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the zoo
2007.11.04
We seem to get quite a few wildlife visitors in the backyard. Today it was a roadrunner. He scared off all our regular hummingbirds, finches, doves, and quails, scarfed down a beautiful butterfly, quenched his thirst in the birdbath, and left.
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We seem to get quite a few wildlife visitors in the backyard. Today it was a roadrunner. He scared off all our regular hummingbirds, finches, doves, and quails, scarfed down a beautiful butterfly, quenched his thirst in the birdbath, and left.
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Another zoomed in. Exotic looking bird. HUGE compared to the regulars.
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Another zoomed in. Exotic looking bird. HUGE compared to the regulars.
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The butterfly who lived! We saw the roadrunner drop something, but assumed it was only a wing. I just went out there and saw the butterfly lying on the ground where it must have been dropped. I used a piece of desert grass to help it onto a plant. It seems ok, but stunned.
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The butterfly who lived! We saw the roadrunner drop something, but assumed it was only a wing. I just went out there and saw the butterfly lying on the ground where it must have been dropped. I used a piece of desert grass to help it onto a plant. It seems ok, but stunned.
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I can never get a good shot of the quails because they spend all day squeaking and running around chasing each other or digging holes in the yard. They are funny birds. Here's a close up of one of the birds in a hole he dug up to his head! Eventually, the other bird got in there too, then a third!
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I can never get a good shot of the quails because they spend all day squeaking and running around chasing each other or digging holes in the yard. They are funny birds. Here's a close up of one of the birds in a hole he dug up to his head! Eventually, the other bird got in there too, then a third!
