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My son was on a roly poly kick one day, so I snapped this shot. I can't help but stare at this poor little creature's turtle-like face. I promise he lived to see another day.
The Calling / Maiden Chaos #1
A collection of Visionary Voices
CMYK screenprint.
Sending Thank You's to all the new friends from SGC.
The 2015-16 Cal Poly wrestling team has an unusual mix of talent on the roster — no seniors, plenty of newcomers and yet eight returning starters.
"Despite not having any seniors, we still have a lot more experience across the lineup this year," said fifth-year Mustang head coach Brendan Buckley. "We have a lot of returning guys who have varsity experience and Pac-12 experience. Plus there are some good leaders on this team."
Mustang fans got a sneak preview of the 2015-16 team at the annual Green vs. Gold intrasquad meet on Sunday 25th October in the Mott Athletics Center.
Black Oystercatcher, Cal Poly Pier, Avila Beach, CA (Jack)
Two adults and two chicks (hatched on July 21, 2021)
Two adults and two chicks at their new location (the large boulder fill below the road, across from the nest rock).
Food delivery to the same chick four times.
RECENT HISTORY
On August 7, 2021 only one chick was observed on top of the nest rock with adults. The second chick was on the lower shelf of the nest rock.
Flickr video:
On August 8, 2021 (a.m.) both chicks were on top of the nest rock with adult. Four feedings were observed.
Flickr video:
On August 8, 2021 Dave Lawrence observed the following in the p..m. :
"I saw the chick at the waterline shelf on Sunday, and saw it repeatedly try to get back to the top of the rock. Several times the parent would come down, lead it to a prominence, then fly up top; obviously the chick couldn’t do this…
Finally, the chick went into the water and swam about 4-5 to the right edge of the rock, scrambled up the right shoulder, and got back on top.
What happened next was even more perplexing. The wayward chick approached the second chick that had remained on top of the rock and was quietly roosting, and began a rather vicious squabble that included wing biting, wrestling and rolling, and chasing, all over the top of the rock. I assume only one chick was the constant aggressor. This went on for 30-45 minutes, and I left only because the light was failing—I don’t know how or when it ended.
One parent often stayed close, as if to watch and maybe intervene if somebody drew blood, but there was never any stopping or interference of the bout."
On August 9, 2021, again in the p.m. Dave Lawrence observed:
"I went down to the Avila rock tonight (Monday) for late sunset images—I’ve gone there maybe 6 or even more times. There were no BLOY on the rock, but rather, a BRPE, 3 Heerman’s Gulls, and a DCCO. I could hear adult BLOY calls, first distant and then closer. I eventually saw both parents on the large boulder fill from the road construction, near waterline, repeatedly calling. I finally saw 1 of the chicks. It would disappear among the boulders down there, and reappear—I can’t prove both are still there. But, they are off the nesting rock—only once did an adult go to the rock between 6:00 and 7:00pm. and then only briefly. If the chicks are seen on that nesting rock again they swam back out to it.
The chick I saw was trying to maneuver between the large rocks, but couldn’t cover much distance or jump over most obstacles with its undeveloped wings. Twice I saw the parent bring in food. The parents were both close by, sometimes sitting calmly on the boulders, often calling. Again, I don’t know if both chicks, or only one, remain.
Clearly this is not a safe place for the chick/s, and while there are many nooks for hiding, I don’t know what the rising tide will do tonight, or what predation they now face. Last weekend there were 2 fisherman and a dog down there."
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BIRDS OF THE WORLD:
Condition At Hatching: Mobile, heavily downy. Mass 32–36g.
Chicks can leave nest bowl within 1 d of hatching.
Growth And Development: Mass initially drops after hatching until chick begins feeding. By 72 h, chick walks and swims competently; after 5 d, begins to peck at potential food items Gains in mass are more rapid than lengthening of bill and tarsi. Maximum growth occurs between 14 and 21 d, when chicks can gain 9% of body mass/d
Brooding: Newly hatched chicks are brooded almost continuously during first 24–48 h, intermittently until 20–23 d. Chicks initially are brooded under body, later underwings. Both mates brood but mostly female (63–87%); parents of 2-chick broods occasionally brood together ). Brooding might occur throughout night. During nonfeeding periods, adult not brooding is usually nearby and alert.
Feeding: Chicks usually begin accepting food after 12–24 h old. One parent guards or broods chicks while other parent forages. Most provisioning of young chicks is done by male
Behavioral Response To Predators: Young chicks respond to parental Alarm Calls by hiding under rocks, lying flat against substrate, or running short distances to cover. At >21 d, chicks tend to run from terrestrial predators; fleeing chicks seldom venture into heavy vegetation. If habitat restricts movement, older chicks (>25 d) crouch alongside or under boulders. Chicks >25 d old occasionally swim and dive to escape predators; chicks can swim underwater, using wings, for short distances
Larger siblings interfere with food delivery to smaller siblings by reaching food-bearing parent first, chasing siblings enroute to parent, or stealing from them after they receive a food item
NESTING HISTORY:
Successful second nesting after first nest failed.
- The pair re-nested - per email from Jodi Isaacs, dated 6/30/21.
- Two chicks were observed on 7/21/21 per email from Jodi Isaacs.
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Black Oystercatcher 2021 nesting history:
- On June 1, 2021 two eggs were observed in the scrape nest on the nest rock during an incubation change.
Flickr video:
- On June 6, 2021 the eggs and the pair were gone from the nest rock and the pair was observed on the flat low rock below the paved parking lot at the Cal Poly Pier.
Flickr video of empty nest June 6, 2021:
Poly Culture Group, China’s largest art and cultural company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish its North American head office in Vancouver, signalling that HQ Vancouver is well on its way to meet or exceed its target of attracting two international head offices to BC by 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/stories/trade-mission-to-china
A knit poly/cotton blend I found on sale. I simply copied a shirt I saw in a store, and desperately wanted, but decided I could make easy enough!
For more photos please see:
newfoundlanderatheart.blogspot.com/2011/05/spring-top-3-k...
Title: Justine Wise Polier
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Call Number: P-572
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Poly Culture Group, China’s largest art and cultural company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish its North American head office in Vancouver, signalling that HQ Vancouver is well on its way to meet or exceed its target of attracting two international head offices to BC by 2017.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/stories/trade-mission-to-china
Mantis Power: Weiand 1-4bbl manifold, Carter AFB 500cfm and a new 600cfm Holley, Jacobs coil and plug wires. It will get a Mopar Performance Electronic ignition one of these days. Also has a 72 Dual Master with Power vaccum brakes (not in photo).
Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. Unlike members of the family Porcellionidae, members of this family can roll into a ball, giving them their common name of "pill bug", "potato bug", "doodlebug", or the more recent and increasingly popularized term, "roly-poly", which has been used regionally as early as 1968. Uncited references also date use of the term in Texas as early as 1925.
The best known species in the family is Armadillidium vulgare, the common pill bug. These arthropods commonly feed on decaying vegetation and are found under logs, garbage pails or any other place where moisture can be found. Moisture is essential to pill bugs due to their breathing organs, which are like gills. Pill bugs, although often thriving in damp areas, have often been known to live in dry beds. These pill bugs have no specialized predators, though they play host to specialized parasitoids in the fly family Rhinophoridae.