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On the road
It seems i've been on the road a lot lately: field trips, commuting to school, commuting to work. I think it brings out the worst in me, highlighting how far there is to go to be like Jesus (or how little i walk with him). Sure, people drive like maniacs, selfishly endangering others on the road; people are gratuitously attracted to other people's trouble (aka rubbernecking); but even though these conditions are true, i don't think Jesus would condone the dark thoughts i have toward my fellow commuters! :( Today's rainy conditions on the 60 were a good test of my attitude, and it mostly failed. This is how i felt:
And these are some of the places i've been on the road: the 60 is much less attractive so it isn't here:
Highway 133, from Laguna Beach field trip. The dark smudge is a ding in my windshield, a result of not-so-courteous sharing of the road with gravel trucks.
A foggy day at the Philip Raines Rest Stop field trip on Route 99.
birding life list (in process!)
- White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia ?) in winter
- Western Wood-Pewee (Contopu sordidulus)
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Western Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica)
- Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
- Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)
- Stellar's Jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)
- Sparkling Violetear (Colibri coruscans)
- Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca)
- Snowy Egret (Egretta thula)
- Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
- Pied Crow (Corvus albus)
- Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynochos)
- male Superb Sunbird (Cinnyris superbus) i think
- Malachite Kingfisher (Alcedo cristata)
- Lesser Goldfinch, greenbacked (Carduelis psaltria)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)
- House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus)
- Hooded Oriole (Icterus cucullatus nelsoni)
- Greater Roadrunner (Geococcyx califorianus)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Congo African Grey (Psittacus erithacus erithacus)
- Common Garden Bulbul (Pychonotus barbatus)
- Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- California Towhee, juvenile (Pipilo crissalis)
- California Thrasher (Toxostoma redivivum)
- Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans)
- Black Crowned Waxbill (Estralida nonnula)
- Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)
- Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- African Pygmy-Kingfisher (Ispidina picta)
- Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus)
Highway 133, from Laguna Beach field trip. The dark smudge is a ding in my windshield, a result of not-so-courteous sharing of the road with gravel trucks.
A foggy day at the Philip Raines Rest Stop field trip on Route 99.
3 comments:
such pretty pics!
Keshi.
That first pic is cool...I feel that way sometimes too. :) (I'm a little behind in my blog reading!)
Oh and P.S. I really like your blog banner, if I haven't told you before.
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