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Lots Of

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our Giant Marsh Marigold plant grew lots of yellow blooms in our pond by the patio.

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First Blooms

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by Bryan Costales internal link

The first white blooms had formed on our strawberry plants.

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About To Bloom

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by Bryan Costales external link

A red rose in the backyard was ready to bloom by Benny's window.

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First Bloom

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our backyard rose bush, by the patio, developed its first bloom in May of 2026.

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Closer View

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by Bryan Costales external link

A closer view of one of our white bearded iris blooms.

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Another Closer View

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by Bryan Costales external link

Another closer view of one of our white bearded iris blooms.

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Next To

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by Bryan Costales external link

A short purple and yellow iris grew next to the driveway.

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Next To Sidewalk

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our white bearded irises were blooming next to the sidewalk.

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Over Back Fence

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by Bryan Costales external link

Another red rose had bloomed over the back fence.

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Faced The Ground

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by Bryan Costales external link

The rose bush by the back fence had several blooms, all facing the dirt.

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Lone Iris

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by Bryan Costales external link

A lone yellow and white iris grew in the wildflower garden.

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Grew Next To

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by Bryan Costales external link

Our brown Heuchera (Croal Bells) plant grew next to our first pond.

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By Patio

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by Bryan Costales external link

Another bloom formed just above the back patio.

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Closer

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by Bryan Costales external link

A closer view of three blooms.

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Fading

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by Bryan Costales external link

The brown Heuchera growing by the first pond, had begun to fade into a lighter tone.

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Lots Bloomed

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by Bryan Costales external link

Lots of white bearded irises had bloomed in our frontyard.

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White-bellied Bustard (Eupodotis senegalensis)

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by Terry Costales

I was quite taken with this two foot tall, chicken-turkey-like bird. It's a ground dwelling native of eastern Africa.

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Another Rose Bush

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by Bryan Costales external link

Another rose bush by the patio was beginning to bloom.

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Closer

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by Bryan Costales external link

A closer view of the lone yellow and white iris that grew in the wildflower garden.

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Three Blooms

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by Bryan Costales external link

The Tequila Sunrise bush, in the Snake raised garden, had three blooms.

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Cormorant

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by Terry Costales

This bird is resting on an urn placed next to a reflecting pool inside the Stuttgart Zoo. It isn't caged and flew in on its own. I witnessed many herons, storks and cormorants fly into various enclosures to take advantage of the plentiful food supply.

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American White Pelican

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by Terry Costales

There was this one lone white pelican at the nature center that day. It was probably an injured bird being nursed back to health, or it just knew a good hand-out when it saw one.

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Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)

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by Terry Costales

The Fieldfare is about the size of an American Robin and its movements are similar. It took me quite a while to identify it as I had never heard of a Fieldfare before. According to Wikipedia the name comes from "feld-fere meaning "traveller through the fields", probably from their constantly moving, foraging habits."

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Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

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by Denver Welte

Bald Eagles are very numerous in Dutch Harbor, where they live year round. They are used to people and you see them perched on dumpsters and piers, looking for an easy meal. Bald comes from the Old English "pie-bald", which means partially white.

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Heermann's Gull

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by Terry Costales

This juvenile Heermann's gull exhibits its main identifying marks clearly: black feet, red bill and dusky body. As an adult, its head will become pure white.

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