The Circle

The days are already blending seamlessly (when is it?) and the gulls are speaking in tongues (yes).

Few birds, more boat training, plenty of gulls, hordes of Sea Lions (so many sea lions)--but more birds lie in our future as has been prophesied by Gemini.

Some days (such as today) the island brings us things that are objectively beautiful, such as this Selasphorus hummingbird (probably a Rufous) attempting to subsist (successfully?) on Mallow:

Roger The Hummingbird

  Other days (such as today) the island brings gulls puking up large (too large?) fish into the mouths of babes.  All of this is part of The Circle.  Yes, even you.  Open wide:

 Today's eBird checklist brought to you by I didn't enter the eBird checklist yet but will soon.

The war goes on:
SEFI 41-point-something (to be explained later)
SCI 40

Progressive Portraiture

Good evening followers,

Here is a traditional portrait of a wonderfully attractive Pigeon Guillemot, parenting away on cliffs below the lighthouse.  A most eximious creature.  Pigeon Guillemots nest in holes and rocky crevices on the island--the young are brought food (fish) until they are ready to fledge--they then leave the nest and are independent from the time of fledging.  The Farallones have one of the largest breeding colonies of this species, numbering about 2,200 birds.

This is an untraditional portrait.  Any guesses as to the owner of these feet?  (Hint: there are at least 8,000 of these feet on the island).

Tomorrow's post will feature recent landbirds--so get ready.