Fuzzy Wuzzy Moth

I found this moth out by the front door. It was cold enough that he couldn't fly. I wonder what kind of a moth he is?  His markings remind me of a Giraffe.

Come and Get It

Dinner time in cat country.

The Stand Off

And the cat won!

The Big, the Bad and the Not So Ugly

 

I think these guys are interesting and thought about getting one until I found out their life span is over 50 years! On the way into town on Highway 1, we pass a field of tortoises. There are lots of them, big and small. They share the field with goats and seem to get along fine. I'd say this guy is about 24 inches across. They dig a burrow into the ground where they stay during our coldest days but mostly they are out and about eating grass or hay and sitting in the sun. In the fall I have seen pumpkins tossed into their field. I think I could learn something about how they live their life...slow and steady. And personally, I think they are cute!

The New Visitor

We were surprised to see this Acorn Woodpecker in our bird feeder. He stayed for quite a while. I often hear a woodpecker in the eucalyptus trees but have never been able to see it. Now I know what he looks like. That red crown on his head is the most vivid red. This truly made my day!

SLO Bubble Gum Alley

There is this famous, or should it be infamous, place in San Luis Obispo known as Bubble Gum Alley. If you want to take a short cut from one of the few parking lots in down town to Higuera Street, the main drag where everything happens, you go through this narrow passage.

It's gross and I sneak through without touching anything! Many a Cal Poly student plus tourists have left their mark. It started in the 60's and just keeps on coming.

Evening Snack

The Black Headed Grosbeaks were getting their fill of white Millet about 6:15 yesterday evening. There were a total of 4 in two feeders. Their markings are vivid and they are quite tame. It seems they are nesting somewhere close because they are around morning and evening. I have watched them trying to see where a nest might be but have no clue yet.