One wonders how nature is going to proceed...and yet it does just proceed...
Snowy egret, Laguna de Santa Rosa
Another walk through the Laguna, distant photo of snowy egret, but look at this bird's feet - wow!
Black Phoebe, at the Laguna
Black Phoebe
| Early evening walk through the Laguna, and the shrubs and small trees were full of black phoebe's hunting for an evening meal, and song sparrows.  |  Song sparrow in the hedges |
White-tailed kite, the Laguna In a tall tree not directly accessible by the trails, so my access was limited, sat a white-tailed kite. Wished I could have gotten closer -
Later, it or another one was hovering in flight as they do while hunting, and you can see the pure natural gracefulness of these birds...
White-tailed kite, hovering, at the Laguna
Hopefully as I continue to explore the Laguna with my camera, I can get some closer photos...
Goldfinch in the brush, the Laguna
Back on the Cherryridge property, Acorn woodpeckers still sorting and re-arranging their acorns...
Acorn woodpecker
This acorn woodpecker dug up one acorn, and jumped with it to another tree, where he began to rebury it in the bark.
Poison oak, deep red fall colors I recently read that the drought is affecting the oak trees, and they are dropping their acorns early, and has forced the poison oak into its deep fall colors while still only August, and the blackberries are dried up on the bushes, all of which I have observed on the property.
 Many of the blackberries look like this |  Fallen acorns, two months early |
Anna's hummingbird at the farm
Anna's hummer at the farm has lots of flowers to choose from in their garden.
Anna's hummer at the farm, moving to another flower
Goldfinch on a dried sunflower seed pod at the farm
Little hummer by the porch, looks like a silent scream - I think this is nervousness from my getting pretty close with the camera