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a squirrel and his pumpkin - day 14

day 2: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190244812
day 6: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190244821
day 8: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191010745
day 32: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192866309

Oddity. This plant had one flower head with a second, much smaller, head growing out of it.
The leaves of this plant were shaped very differently vs. the plant (234087909) right next to it.
No idea whether these characteristics are normal variation or the effect of some pathogen.

Macaroni Penguin
Eudyptes chrysolophus
Hannah Point, Livingston Island, Antarctica
This pair of Macaroni Penguins is nesting in a colony of Chinstrap Penguins.
The Macaronis have one small chick
27 December 2003

Took time out to do a little chugging in the last frame.
Nice to see him hammering away on a dead tree, instead of my cedars!! Must've been some really yummy critters in there...he totally ignored the dog that was right under the tree.

I think I witnessed the send-off of these two young Grackles but I'm not sure. There was quite a fuss in the trees, the adult vocalizing a great deal, and the young ones chuh-chuhing back. It was difficult to know for sure who was saying what because most of the time the birds were hidden.

But occasionally they came out and perched on a post in plain sight. A young one came out repeatedly. All I ever saw it say was a soft "Chuh, Chuh."

Then when the two young ones had flown across the block to the Silver Maple, the adult perched on the post or or chimney and continued with this scolding kind of vocalization. Also a very harsh "Chuh! Chuh!"

It reminded me of those human mothers whom the kids can never please. I am very curious exactly what was going on, what this adult was telling the juvies, if anyone knows.

The adult is posted at https://inaturalist.ca/observations/225435448.

While I have heard Peepers, Chorus frogs and Wood frogs at this location over the last 14 years. I have never heard green Frogs here. I would think it would be too shallow (less than 45cm) for a two year tadpole to survive the winter.