so I told you about the Red Fox and that the Turkey Vultures would be down soon to dispose of the little fox kit...I've been watching the vultures glide and swoop down from the hills for years and am always amazed at their presence....to rid the landscape of carrion...always there to do the job...I see three perched atop a power pole, sometimes fighting for a spot...the pole is close to the fox, so I know the vultures are planning....ooooh, I see Carrion Crow hanging out with a vulture...enough food for everyone... I've never seen that before!! usually the crows are trying to attack the vultures! but they've all come to feast on brer fox....
then the Kite comes back and sits on a branch of a skinny eucalyptus for two hours preening himself...this is bird behavior never seen before except here on these pages....the Audubon Society will call and offer me an honory bird watching degree and I will decline and tell them to go jump in a lake..or a marsh hahahaaah!!
seriously, three vultures on a power pole; a crow and a vulture sitting in harmony on the pole; and a Kite preening for two hours....it's unprecedented
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| crow hangs with vulture! |
but I started to think about territory and what a crime it is to build houses and vineyards where they shouldn't be..the City of Carp saved the Salt Marsh and to the council that made that happen, I will be forever grateful...
but anyway here's a primer on territories in case you get confused..you and your dog
your territory: front country with houses and condos and grocery stores
turkey vulture territory: power poles, telephone poles and anywhere the remains of death lie below
mountain lion territory: back country and foothills
coyote territory: back country and foothills and creeks
your territory: downtown..eat at Joe's..shop at Macy's
shark territoy: the ocean
your territoy: your boat upon the ocean
sea lion territory: the sea..duh
dolphin territory: Stearn's Wharf fountain
your territory: the sand
your territory: biking down a nice road
plover territoy: Vandenburg Airforce Base and all the beaches up there
kite territory: the sky and the trees and the ground prey..the marsh
ant territory: my kitchen
hummingbird territory: Mexican sage
lady bug territory: fennel
bee territory: all the flowers..ALL THE FLOWERS!!!
bald eagle territory: eucalyptus trees
your territory: a UCSB lab
dog territory: beach, restaurants, banks, doctor's office, post office, grocery store, the lawn, hiking the foothills hiking with their masters and getting lost
red fox territory: the Salt Marsh and foothills
your territory: the toilet
bear territory: back country and trees
my territory: from the Clark Estate to Padaro Lane to the Carp bluffs
I offer this guide to you as a guide to guide you down the road whether you're hiking, biking, wheelchairing, or just out for a walk.....
carry on....
2 comments:
If the Cal Poly frat boy hadn't disarmed the invading armed thugs from the football team, the cops , when they arrived could have shot them all!
Nice red fox. Too bad it is gone. Love the Whitetail Kite shot and crow with vultures.
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