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I think we're all happy the absurd heat waves in SoCal are done. Some of the plants in my yard gave up. Some however, seem so happy they're shouting about it. And so are the birds, migrants showing up - I saw my first backyard White-crowned Sparrow arrival the other day. It's difficult to get out when my Mexican Sage and Salvia are blooming and the hummers are humming. The yellow here btw is lantana.
Apologies to my Flickr friends for being a little erratic of late: I've lost my balance a little - goofy summer hours at work, left foot not working so well, trying to get out of town for a little R&R. Probably gonna disappear for another week.
Indian Peafowl are native to Southeast Asia. However, the ones roaming the Los Angeles County Arboretum grounds are likely descendants of those imported by the rancher who owned the property a century ago. They've prospered throughout SoCal, loved or troublesome as they can be neighborhood squawkers and vandals.
This guy is showing off his raised and fanned out train, giving it a little shake as he slowly twirls a 360. Here's some cool stuff gleaned from the web: "The eye-like spots on the tail are called ocelli... The extravagant display of a male peacock’s tail contains hidden mathematical order amid its dazzling colors. When spread, the eye spots form curved patterns following the golden ratio’s proportions. Careful counting reveals Fibonacci sequence numbers in the spiral arrangements – typically 13 curves flowing one way and 21 the other. This precise pattern helps create maximum visual impact during courtship displays..." as our male shows off here.
The affairs of long ago bygone years...
Malonemetskaya East Bay.
Nemetsky peninsula.
Murmansk region, Russia.