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Outdoors: Energetic songbird an adorable sight to behold (opens the original)
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The wildlife visitors to Mt. Hoo come with all kinds of personalities. There are the bold and brash scrub jays, the wary and secretive coyotes, the noisy tree frogs, and the comical and colorful hooded orioles. I have a roadrunner who follows me around, and a lovely pair of bushtits who tap on my bedroom window on spring mornings. Toss in the slithering kingsnake who comes to drink at our pond on hot summer days, or the fastidious raccoons who wash their paws when passing by at night, and it’s q
Outdoors: A new doorman for Mt. Hoo – a western fence lizard (opens the original)
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We have a new greeter here at our wildlife resort on Mt. Hoo. When we built our home 20 years ago on a narrow chaparral-covered ridge, it was our goal to create a sanctuary for local critters, offering native food, water and shelter. After all, we were moving into their neighborhood. Our hope was to create a comfortable environment for the natives that would give us an opportunity to enjoy rarely seen visitors. As a result, we have come to know and love many of our wildlife friends and were rece
Outdoors: As a summer favorite leaves, other friends will soon return (opens the original)
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Without fanfare, like the wind changing direction, those elegantly colored hooded orioles have departed for the warmer luxury of their winter digs in Mexico. The other morning, as I slipped open the patio door, I felt the seasons change. There was something different about the gentle breeze. It was crisp and bright like the first notes of a favorite tune that trigger fond memories. Fall was in the air, at least for a few minutes until the day woke up and remembered it’s still summer. But then th
Outdoors: Long wait ends to capture elusive mountain lion on film (opens the original)
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Today’s column is the seventh in a series about the birds and animals that visit Secret Spring, a remote waterhole in the oak and pine forest of Palomar Mountain. OK, I’m not big on spiders, but the hair on the back of my neck bristled when the image of a powerful mountain lion popped up on my camera’s viewing screen. The long shadows of early morning still dappled the silent forest, and the time stamp on the image showed the cat had been here less than an hour earlier. It could very likely be n
Outdoors: Deer a delight to have on camera (opens the original)
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Today’s column is the sixth in a series about the birds and animals that visit Secret Spring, a remote waterhole in the oak and pine forest of Palomar Mountain. When I began taking wildlife photos at Secret Spring, I had no plans of becoming a family photographer. But the Deer family, including Buck, Doe and their two adorable youngsters, became regular visitors to my forest “photo studio.” For nearly a year now, a remote, motion-triggered camera has been watching and recording wildlife activity
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