Yardbirds

 

Red-legged Frogs, SF Botanical Garden

I was about to head down to the botanic garden when I spotted some bird action in my back yard. Something big flew into the neighbor's oak tree, and a mess of chickadees started going nuts, chattering at full volume. Three or four hummingbirds also began darting all over the place and chittering non-stop. The big bird finally showed itself as a crow, and a second one soon flew into the tree as well. The crows were being casual though, just hanging out on branches, and the upset little birds soon returned to their normal activities.

I recently bought some other tubular red-flowered plants, but the hummingbirds seem to be ignoring them in favor of this old-timer.

I got nice views of the chestnut-backed chickadees when they emerged onto outer branches of my neighbor's lilly-pilly tree.

When I listen to a chickadee I get the "chick-a-dee-dee" sound, but I would never have thought to spell it that way.

This female Anna's humminbird was resting on the tip of a branch almost even with my position at the top of a flight of stairs.

Skinny look vs. pudgy look.

It's still froggy back in the Children's Garden, but it's a little tricky to get back there while construction is going on near its main entrance above the Succulent Garden.

Frogs in the Fog

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