Hot Dog!
July 20, 2014
I hadn't taken Pongo on a trip since going to the Grand Canyon for Memorial Day weekend. He was due. I decided to take him to one of his favorite places, the campground at Pinnacles National Park.
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| Acorn Woodpecker -- Pinnacles National Park, CA |
I was wearing a sweater when we left Alameda. The sun was hidden behind gray clouds. When we got to Pinnacles, it was 99 degrees. Very little was going on at the park. It was just too damned hot. The animals were all hunkered down except for a few birds scattered about. The few campers that were there were at the pool. We did our normal walk around the campground but there wasn't much to see and the heat was too much for Pongo, so we cut our visit short and headed home.
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| Yellow-billed Magpie -- Highway 25, San Benito County, CA |
We saw a flock of yellow-billed magpies a few miles outside of the park. I always like seeing these birds. Not only are they colorful, they are also found only in California, and even within California their range is limited.
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| Highway 25, San Benito County, CA |
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| Hot Dog |
A thunder storm was rolling in during our walk around the campground. By the time we stopped to take photos of the magpies the temperature had dropped at least twenty degrees and we were feeling drops of rain. The storm didn't open up on us, which was a little disappointing because it's been a while since I've seen a good rain.
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