Jerome G

Camera, Bird, Patience

Southern California

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Last Notes

2026-10-30 18:24:34 UTC

Here’s that rainy jay
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2026-10-30 07:13:39 UTC

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2026-10-30 01:49:39 UTC

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2026-10-29 22:43:08 UTC

Yes, California towhee definitely judges you if you haven’t voted yet. #voteforbirds
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2026-10-29 08:20:24 UTC

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2026-10-29 02:58:32 UTC

I don’t think it’s funny that he keeps talking about looking at asses. I’m just sick of hearing about it. God I hate him.

2026-10-28 21:50:05 UTC

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2026-10-28 16:41:13 UTC

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2026-10-28 02:03:45 UTC

My most recent camping trip was a year ago. I miss it but I don’t regret it; I decided to stay in town on weekends so I could help out my parents.
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2026-10-27 01:39:11 UTC

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2026-10-26 22:50:11 UTC

Cleared and formatted all my memory cards to prepare for Sandhill Crane festival in ten days!
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2026-10-26 22:42:55 UTC

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2026-10-26 18:15:16 UTC

Guardian of the shrimp plant
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2026-10-25 22:12:12 UTC

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2026-10-25 02:09:44 UTC

Bill touching reinforces the pair bond
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2026-10-24 21:02:52 UTC

Allopreening
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2026-10-24 13:00:48 UTC

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2026-10-23 23:33:17 UTC

This was the calmest Raven from the morning. They seem to be most tolerant of human presence at the beginning and end of the day, possibly coinciding with their grooming and self-maintenance tasks.
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2026-10-23 15:46:23 UTC

I’ve spent enough time with Ravens to know they’re not always in the mood. But every once in awhile—maybe it’s part of their PR campaign for the Halloween season, or maybe they just finished eating or preening—they’ll humor me and stick around for a moment where they seem just as curious as I am. A genuine “who’s watching who” scenario when I suddenly realize I’ve forgotten to breathe.
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2026-10-23 15:19:49 UTC

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2026-10-22 23:23:43 UTC

Got these long sleeves at Costco for $7.99. Hopefully we don’t look like we’re in some cult.
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2026-10-22 16:25:53 UTC

I usually like it when the wings are more symmetrical, but frames like this are a reminder of how much the wings need to do in order to provide pinpoint accuracy in flight. 1/4000 shutter
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2026-10-22 15:30:49 UTC

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2026-10-22 03:37:50 UTC

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2026-10-21 16:48:37 UTC

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2026-10-20 23:33:02 UTC

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2026-10-20 20:02:17 UTC

This tree is fenced off for construction work (photo is from last year). I can hear the waxwings on it but I can’t get to it!
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2026-10-20 02:48:04 UTC

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2026-10-19 23:10:01 UTC

Sometimes people will apologize for walking past and disturbing the birds while I’m trying to take photos. Which is very considerate but I’ll tell them it’s not a problem. First of all it’s a public place for everyone to enjoy. And second, a hungry hummingbird won’t leave.
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2026-10-19 15:24:08 UTC

Taking a rest from the scrum
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2026-10-18 18:58:54 UTC

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2026-10-18 17:46:34 UTC

About 15 hummingbirds were competing over this patch of Mexican bush sage. Very dramatic!
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2026-10-18 00:20:32 UTC

Your Halloween bird
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2026-10-17 15:28:04 UTC

Annual Halloween woodpecker photo
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2026-10-16 11:27:57 UTC

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2026-10-15 23:53:58 UTC

I heard a White-crowned sparrow at Crystal Cove last Saturday. I didn’t see it (this one is from a couple years ago) but they’re here now for a few months.
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2026-10-15 23:44:12 UTC

Still swamped with work. Gotta wind everything down before my trip up north next month. But might have time next week for birds. Hopefully it doesn’t rain.
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2026-10-15 03:19:13 UTC

Common yellowthroat
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2026-10-15 01:34:42 UTC

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2026-10-14 20:03:35 UTC

Dracula teeth
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2026-10-14 06:02:43 UTC

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2026-10-14 01:00:12 UTC

Three weeks until Election Day! Vote when you can. It’s easy to get cynical with fresh horrors emerging by the hour, but it’s your right. And if you don’t exercise it, there’s a chance it might get taken away. Laugh at me for saying that, I don’t care.
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2026-10-13 16:00:53 UTC

Bewick’s wren
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2026-10-12 20:59:39 UTC

Bewick’s wren searching for a good morsel in the leaf litter
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2026-10-12 13:33:02 UTC

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2026-10-11 16:43:49 UTC

Best Halloween pose
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2026-10-11 08:34:30 UTC

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2026-10-09 12:36:51 UTC

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2026-10-07 15:52:02 UTC

My next door neighbor passed away a month ago. We weren’t close, but we greeted each other almost every day for two decades and I would help her carry her Costco purchases up the stairs. She would sometimes apologize for being old and grumpy and I would joke that there was plenty to be grumpy about. The area where we really connected was that as a teacher, she devoted her career to young people, and my work is with transitional-age youth. I would tell her that I had to keep my grumpiness hidden because I didn’t want the kids to see my attitude and give in to hopelessness. And she would say that we just do what we can. When my ballot arrived the other day, I thought of her and wished that she could still be here and maybe have something to celebrate in a few weeks. But even though she’s not, I’m still doing what I can. This is for you, Sylvia, from the Undercover Grump. Let’s turn this shit around.
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2026-10-07 13:20:20 UTC

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2026-10-07 00:18:32 UTC

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2026-10-06 15:12:11 UTC

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2026-10-06 03:48:22 UTC

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2026-10-05 22:21:06 UTC

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2026-10-04 23:28:48 UTC

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2026-10-04 22:09:46 UTC

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2026-10-04 00:00:04 UTC

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2026-10-03 21:21:37 UTC

I had so many shoulder problems last year, but at some point it seems to have cleared up. Best I can tell is it’s from using the telephoto camera setup less often. That’s good—I’m hoping to be able to do this well into the future.
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2026-10-03 12:35:25 UTC

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2026-10-02 19:01:49 UTC

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2026-10-02 10:48:39 UTC

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2026-10-01 13:19:23 UTC

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2026-09-30 21:09:03 UTC

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2026-09-30 01:26:37 UTC

Stellers jay
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2026-09-29 15:35:00 UTC

My bird obsession began with shorebirds. And I haven’t been out to see them this year. When we have high surf advisories, at high tide there isn’t much room for the birds to do their thing, so I’m not sure I want to waste two hours roundtrip to see if they’re there. This curlew is from last year.
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2026-09-29 06:53:56 UTC

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2026-09-28 02:21:33 UTC

Big world
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2026-09-27 02:25:56 UTC

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2026-09-25 13:28:41 UTC

Pelican here!
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2026-09-25 13:25:54 UTC

Got pelicans! One of the more unusually-plumed individuals from last winter.
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2026-09-25 00:58:53 UTC

Oh, so you like the pelicans? Well it’s your lucky day.
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2026-09-23 02:30:37 UTC

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2026-09-22 15:14:50 UTC

I used to be pretty prolific with the birds; awhile back I was probably in the field more than 300 days a year. Now it’s more like 100. But one of the things I’ve always treasured about it is the freedom. There’s no pressure to do anything, and when I’m out, it’s because I choose to be.
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2026-09-21 23:52:16 UTC

My first few trips to SCI, I saw the Loggerhead shrikes from afar. It took awhile to get the hang of them. Eventually they would perch right in front of me with their judging expressions. I think they’d been there all along but I hadn’t noticed them before.
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2026-09-21 20:19:13 UTC

Loggerhead shrike
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2026-09-20 00:47:04 UTC

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2026-09-19 15:53:00 UTC

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2026-09-18 16:06:46 UTC

Green’s blues
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2026-09-18 08:59:31 UTC

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2026-09-17 13:56:03 UTC

Western bluebirds
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2026-09-16 15:39:41 UTC

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2026-09-16 09:09:19 UTC

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2026-09-16 02:01:08 UTC

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2026-09-16 01:16:37 UTC

Why so serious?
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2026-09-15 19:51:09 UTC

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2026-09-14 20:10:26 UTC

Bewick’s wren
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2026-09-14 03:14:07 UTC

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2026-09-14 02:24:24 UTC

Santa Rosa island Raven
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2026-09-13 20:06:38 UTC

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2026-09-10 23:34:52 UTC

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2026-09-10 21:51:27 UTC

Unbearable heat reminds me of Cactus wrens. Many years ago I had a few good spots to find them. Best tip is to check the cactus.
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2026-09-10 16:23:12 UTC

Young cranes practicing from the last crane festival before the pandemic. This year I’m signed up for one of the photography-specific tours. I’ve avoided them in the past because honestly photographers are weird and when I’m in the field I like being alone, but I’ve never gotten a really solid opportunity for the cranes so hopefully the guide will have some good advice. A few years before this, I went to the Galt Bird Festival and it rained so much that year that the fields were completely flooded out and there were no cranes. It was still fun though, because small towns really know how to put on a bird festival.
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2026-09-09 01:04:43 UTC

“Blue skies smiling at me”
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2026-09-08 01:57:51 UTC

The hurricane swell got in the way of snorkeling, but I still went in the water for a little bit. Now we have record humidity but I was planning for Malibu lagoon tomorrow and I’m going no matter what. I took the day off for it!
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2026-09-06 01:20:25 UTC

Wi willet
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2026-09-05 20:14:41 UTC

Looking back at another year on this incredible planet.
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2026-09-04 14:14:57 UTC

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2026-09-04 01:50:35 UTC

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2026-09-03 08:39:11 UTC

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