And I've had to look every one of them up. I think these sweet yellow ones are California Poppies.
And these seem to be Everlasting Peas.
Thistle!
And remember the bird I've been stalking (which I'm pretty sure is an Osprey)? There's babies! You can kind of see one to the right of the mother.
I love the little tongue sticking out!
Later on, I saw these birdhouses and thought of them. They need a giant house so they can have some privacy from all the nosey girls on bikes.
More things with wings! See it standing in the water?
A blue heron? This is a poor shot.
And of course we can't go for a bike ride without saying hello to our favorite furry friends. I don't think we've ever seen this little guy.
Love the teeth!
Butterfly party!
We see a yellow butterfly in our back yard several times a day. Joe and I liked to imagine that it is the same butterfly that continues to frequent our yard. Our pet butterfly. We've gotten in the habit of announcing him every time he floats by.
We might have to give him a name soon. What's a good name for a butterfly?
Ah but it is not a waste of time in the pursuit of knowledge of flora & fauna because you will identify these now forever. Yes it does look like a Blue Heron! How wonderful the internet for identification inatead of checking out books on flowers & birds which almost always are missing the one sought, or asking Mama who won't tell me anymore!
ReplyDeleteYou're right! It's hard to forget something you've spent hours trying to find.
DeleteThe butterflies from the last pic are very rare in my country. I envy you! You saw eight of them in one moment, I saw three in my whole life!
ReplyDeleteOh wow. Do you have other types of butterflies that you see more often? I've never seen such a large group before yesterday.
Deletethat's soo nice. my boyfriend lives in a pretty nice area and there's a preserved back bay behind his complex. if only we have decent bikes. I hate running, but he's making me run later today -__-
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I definitely prefer biking because you get to see more. I used to run a couple years ago, but I stopped for a while and never wanted to get back into shape. :)
DeleteThese photos are amazing! What a fun-filled bike ride. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Samantha! We're trying to find a new way to bike each day. I'm sure we'll run out eventually, but the variety is fun!
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How perfect is this bike trail? Wish I could have done this instead of taking college biology. I think I may have learned a little bit more here.
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