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| Bathing Allen's Hummingbird, Mallard Lake |
I'd love to know if this is the same Allen's hummingbird who bathed in the little creek in the same place last year. There are any number of apparently good bathing spots along the length of the creek, and this spot is out in the open next to a trail. It flew away when I first showed up, but all I had to do was sit on a nearby log and wait for its return. I can't tell if the same hummer dropped in twice, or if they were two different birds.
When the weather forecasters said the heat wave was going to end, I expected a wall of fog to come rolling in to cool things off. Instead, there is just a hint of hazy fog, and it's still sunny with beautifully warm spring days here in San Francisco.
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| Droplet On The Beak |
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| The morning light coming through these banana-like leaves was irresistible. |
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| And since the Chilean rhubarb was so close by.... |
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| The latticed stinkhorn was in bloom near the backlit leaves (east of Mallard Lake), with quite a few "eggs" still ready to sprout. |
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| Fly Perfume Factory |
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| There were two separate female Anna's hummingbirds feeding in the same small area, seemingly at ease with each other's presence. |
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| I was surprised to see them nectaring on these wild radish flowers on the edge of Elk Glen Lake. There were lots more of these plants a little farther from the lake, but they were being left alone. |
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| This little Allen's hummingbird chased a female Anna's hummingbird out of the big Salvia gesneriiflora patch. |
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California Darner In The Salvia Patch
(ignored by the hummingbird) |
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| It's been awhile since I saw gas over six dollars on 19th Avenue. Here it's $6.29 for regular, $7.89 for diesel. |
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