February 2021

According to Wikipedia, Silver Star Mountain is a “recently uplifted ridge of older Western Cascades volcanic rock”. I moved here in 2004, and it was definitely here then.

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Spotted towhee. Spotted before it flew away, fortunately.

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Trees ‘n’ stuff. Mostly trees.

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This guy’s humming the tune to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”.

Anna’s hummingbird

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Mourning dove

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Seymour says “hey”.

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Dark-eyed junco

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California scrub-jay

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A varied thrush and possibly a squirrel flying by in the background?

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Pure sweetness

Columbian black-tailed deer

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Y’all: I finally got a photo of an owl! It’s hard to take pictures in low light, but at least you can tell it’s an owl. It’s a barred owl, according to the Merlin Bird ID app.

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Just trying to keep the little nose warm

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The northern flicker is a largish woodpecker that frequently visits the woods behind the house and the outside of my bedroom wall. Charming nonetheless.

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On our walks we’ve been hearing a police whistle. Turns out it’s one of these guys.

Varied thrush

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