This whole week I've been hearing a lot of these suckers cawing like crazy. With the windows closed and the AC on and everything! This afternoon from the office to the car, I counted 6 of them circling above my car in the redwood tree I park under. Then I spotted a few more over near the school buildings in and around another redwood tree.
Here's a nice up close picture of one... I'm not messing around with it, would you?
In addition, it was the first really hot day of the year. This evening at about 6:15 I took this picture... bear in mind it was on the north side of the house in the shade as well as a couple hours past peak temps.
Check out the damage it did! These are our Red Poppies... one of the very few non-natives we have growing. Still, they are nice, but obviously can't take the heat. The first one I took yesterday morning before work (yeah yeah i was late, lol) and the second one about 6:15 this evening.
Be sure to check over at my mom's blog for crispy closeups and an update on those poppies!
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