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[Previous entry: "Liberation Day"] [Main Index] [Next entry: "Typical UN? Or just typical?"] 05 May 2003: "Birdwatching from one's desk"A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a copy of the Sibley Guide to Birds, which I've been using to identify some of the avians which have been messing around our back garden. I spotted something a few weeks back which I subsequently identified as a Steller's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri). Nothing special there, but just now I spotted a pair of what appear to be Western Scrub-Jays (Aphelocoma californica), specifically the Pacific subpopulation. Sibley writes: Pacific birds are generally bold and conspicuous;Yep, that's appropriate. Interestingly, they don't normally seem to range this far north, according to the guide. That is actually one of the fun things of moving to a new country: being confronted on an almost daily basis with flora and fauna that's alien to you. Hey, at least somebody's happy to see a pack of raccoons patrolling the neighbourhood, or a possum scurrying along the back fence. (Note to self: learn how to identify poison ivy before you learn the hard way.) |
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