ๅผท้ขจใฎไธญใใฟใซใ็ฉบใ่ใฃใฆใใพใใใ In the strong wind, a hawk was flying in the sky.
้จๆททใใใฎไธญใ้ซๅบฆ 12,174 ft (3,710 m) ใฎไธใ็ปใใชใใ่ใใฆใใใใจใฏใใ ไธใคใ As I climbed the 12,174 ft (3,710 m) hill in the rain, I had only one thought in my mind.
ใไผใใใใช๏ผใ “Will we be able to meet?”
ใใฉใใใผใฏใซ่พฟใ็ใใ้ขจใใใใฆใฉใณใใ้ฃในใพใใใใใฎๆใงใใ่ฆใใ๏ผ We arrived at Delano Peak and ate lunch out of the wind. That’s when we saw it!
ๆฐ้ ญใใจๆใฃใฆใใใใๅญใคใฎใๅซใใฆๆฌกใใๆฌกใธใจใทใญใคใฏใคใฎใฎๅงฟใ็พใใฆใใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใI thought there were only a few, but one after another, Mountain goats appeared, including baby goats!!!
ๅผท้ขจใจ้ทใจใใๅฐ้ฃใช็ถๆณไธใงใใใใๆฌๅฝใซใทใญใคใฏใคใฎใใกใซๆ่ฌใงใใใDespite the difficult conditions of strong winds and thunder, I am truly grateful to them.
่จๅฟตใในใ1ๆฅใจใชใใพใใใใใใใจใ๏ผ It turned out to be a memorable day. Thank you, Mountain Goats!
ไปฅไธใๆบๅธฏใงๆฎใฃใใใใชใงใใใใใฒใฟใฆใใ ใใใใใณใกใใๆไพใฎๅ็ใๆๅพใซไธๆๆฟๅ ฅใใพใใใ Please take a look at the video below, which was taken with a mobile phone. I have also included a photo provided by Ban-chan at the end.
ๆจๆฅ่ฃๅบญใงใใถใผใในใใผใณใ็บ่ฆใใฆใใใ้ใใซ่ๅฅฎใใฆใใพใใใI am quietly excited after discovering the Desert Spoon in my backyard yesterday.
่ฃๅบญใงๆ้ฃใชใใฆใ้ทใใใจใใฆใใชใใฃใใฎใซใใใถใผใในใใผใณใ่ฆใใใใใใๅคใซๅบใฆใฟใพใใใใI hadn’t had breakfast in the backyard in a long time, but I went outside to see the Desert Spoon.
ใใใใใใไธ็ฌใงใซใกใฉใๆใฃใฆๅบใชใใฃใใใจใๅพๆใใพใใใใใฃใใใใใใชใใใใใฐใงๅฒใใฆใใใฆใใซใฎ่ฑใฎ่ใๅธใๅงใใใใใงใใใใกใใๆบๅธฏใฎใใใชใใThen, in an instant, I regretted not having my camera with me. A hummingbird immediately started sucking the nectar from a yucca flower blooming nearby. This is my cell phone video of it.
ใใ6ๆใชใฎใงใใใใใใฏ30ยฐC (86 ยฐF) ใไธๅใๆฅใฏใใพใใใใพใใใ Since it is already June, there will not be many days below 30ยฐC (86 ยฐF) from now on.
่ฃๅบญใงๅญตๅใใ้ณฅ้ใใปใจใใฉ้ฃใณ็ซใฃใฆ่กใใพใใใ Most of the birds that hatched in the backyard have flown away.
ใใฎ่ใฟใฎไธญใซๆฎใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใใใ ใใ ใจๆจๅฏใใฆใใพใใใI am guessing that the only thing left in these bushes are pigeons.
ๅฐ้ณฅ้ใฏใใฎๅคใฎ้ใซๅๅไฝๅใใคใใฆใใใชใใใฐใใใพใใใๆฌกใฎๅฌใไนใ่ถใใใใใใใใฎๅพใฎ้ณฅใฎ็ๆญปใๆฑบๅฎใใพใใใSmall birds need to build up their strength during this summer. The ability to survive the following winter will determine whether the birds live or die in the following years.
ใๅใใกใ ใฃใฆๅใใ ใใใใจใ็ฃใพใใใฐใใใฎใตใใฏใดใใกใผใฌใกๅใ่จใใพใใใใ”We’re the same way,โ said the newborn Desert tortoise.
ใใใงใใญใใในใฆใฎ็ใพใใใฆใฎ้็ๅ็ฉใฏไธ็ๆธๅฝใงใใ That’s right. Every newborn wild animal is hard at work.
็ใใๆดปๅใๆใใพใใๅๆใซใๅฝใฎๅฐใใๆใใฆใใใพใใ I feel the vitality of life. At the same time, it teaches us the preciousness of life.
ไปๅนดใฎ็งใฎ่ช็ๆฅใฏใใใใใงใใใใใงใซๅฌใใใฆไปๆนใใชใ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผใชใใชใใ6ๅนด้ใ้กใฃใฆใใใใฌใผใณใใใใงใซๆญฉใใฆใใฃใฆๆฅใใฆใใใใใใงใใใMy birthday is coming up soon this year and I am already so happy! Because the present I have been wishing for for 6 years has already walked over to me.
ใฏใใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒๅใฎใ็ปๅ ดใงใใใYes, Mr. Gila Monster, here you are.
ใคใๅ ๆฅใใใจ6ๅนด้ๅพ ใคใใใใฑใปใปใฉใปใปใฉใงใใใใจๆฐๆใกใฎๆด็ใใใใฐใใใงใใใใIt was only a few days ago that I had just decided to wait another six years, so I was ready to say, que sera, sera.
ๅ จ้ท20ใคใณใ (50 cm) ใใใใฏใใฃใใใใซๆใใพใใ I think it was about 20 inches (50 cm) long.
ใๆผๅฏใใใฆใใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใ The Gila Monster taking a nap.
ใใ ใใใ ใใใใใใฆ้กใ่ช็ถใซ็ทฉใใงใใณใใชใใฆใใพใใ I am just so happy and my face is naturally relaxed and smiling.
ใใกใใใใฃใใใทใงใผใใใใชใไฝใใพใใใใใฒใใ่ฆงใใ ใใใ Here is a short video I quickly made. Please take a look.
ใในใซใผใ ใฎไธญใใๆฏๆฅ่ฆใใๆฏ่ฒใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใ The view from inside the bathroom every day. I love it.
็ชใฎใใๅคใซใใถใผใใฆใฃใญใผใฎๆจใฎๅนนใใใใพใใใใใซ้ณฅ็ฎฑใๅผใฃ่ถใใฆใใฆใใ่จญ็ฝฎใใพใใใ้ทใ้่ชฐใซใไฝฟใใใใใจใชใใๅคใใใผใใใฆในใใพใใพใๅคใใชใใๆพ็ฝฎใใใฆใใพใใใ There is a Desert Willow tree trunk right outside the window. We installed a bird house here after we moved in. For a long time no one used it and the old bird house was getting older and older and neglected.
ใงใใไปๅนดใฎๆฅใฏ้ใใพใใใคใใซๆฐใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใใ้ณฅใ็พใใพใใใใBut this spring is different. Finally, a bird that liked it showed up.
ใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใค็งใฎไธญใงๆใๅฐใใ็จฎใงใใ็งใฎไบบๅทฎใๆใฎ้ทใใใใใใใใใพใใใ It is the smallest species of the American warbler family, and is only about the length of my index finger.
ๅฟ่ซใ็งใใกใฏๅฌใใใฆๅ็ใๆฎใใพใใใพใใใใใใฆใใใใใจใซๆฐใใคใใพใใใใใฎใใคใใใใฟใญใขใใญใใใฎๆจใฎไฝๅฆใใซใใคใๆญขใพใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใฆใใซใผใทใผใ้ณฅ็ฎฑใใๅบใฆใใๆใซๆปๆใใใทใผใณใ็ฎๅใซ่ฆใฆใใพใใพใใใใOf course we were happy and took a lot of pictures. Then we noticed something. This Ash-throated Flycatcher was always perched somewhere in this tree. And then we saw it attack Lucy as she was coming out of the bird house, right in front of us.
ใซใผใทใผใฏ็ด ๆฉใ้ฃใณๅปใฃใฆใใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใใใใใพใใฎใทใงใใญใณใฐใชๅ ๆฏใซ้ฉใใพใใใ้็ใฎไธ็ใฏๆฌๅฝใซๅฑ้บใใใฃใฑใใงใใใLucy quickly flew away and was fine, but it was such a shocking sight. The wild world really is full of dangers.
ๆฎๅฟตใชใใจใซใ็งใใกใฎใซใผใทใผใฎ่ฆณๅฏใฏใใใพใงใงใใใชใใชใใๆฏๆฅใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใๆขใใฆๅบใใใฆใใใฎใงใใซใผใทใผๅฎถๆใๆ ็ซใฃใไบใซๆฐใฅใใพใใใงใใใใใใงใใซใผใทใผใฎๆฅ่จชใ่จๅฟตใใฆใทใงใผใใใใชใไฝใใพใใใใ่ฆงใใ ใใใใUnfortunately, our observation of Lucy ends here. Because we were out every day looking for the Gila monster, we were unaware when Lucy’s family departed. So I made a short video to commemorate Lucy’s visit. Please take a look.
ใซใผใทใผใฎๅฏฟๅฝใฏ5ๅนดใใใใใใใชใซๅฐใใไฝใชใฎใซๆฏๅนดใกใญใทใณใใ็ฃๅตใฎใใใซๅไธใใใใใงใใๆฅๅนดใๆฅใฆใใใใใชใใLucy’s lifespan is about five years. They say that even though she has such a small body, she travels north from Mexico every year to lay eggs. I wonder if she will come back next year.
็ต่ซใใ่จใใจใๆฏๆฅใฎๆ็ดขใฎ็ฒๆใใชใใใใฎๆฅใๅใณใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใซ้ญ้ใงใใพใใใงใใใ As it turned out, despite our daily searches, we have not encountered the Gila monster again.
ใใใงใใๅฐใ่ฟใฅใใใจๆใใพใใใชใใชใใ็งใใกใจๅใใใใซใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใไธ็ฎ่ฆใฆใฟใใใจใใไบบใใกใจๆ ๅ ฑไบคๆใใใฆใใใใใงใใ Still, I think we got a little bit closer. This is because we are exchanging information with people who, like us, would like to catch a glimpse of the Gila Monster.
ใ่ฆใคใใใๅซใใงๆใใฆใใใใใใจ่จใฃใฆๅปใฃใฆใใไบบใใกใ่ฆใชใใใๅฐใๅฌใใใชใใพใใใๅๅใ็ฅใใชใใฎใซใๅใ็ฎ็ใๆใคใใจใงๅๅฟใฎใใใชๆ่ฆใ็ใพใใฆใใใ ใชใผใจๆฐใฅใใใใใงใใ I was a little pleased as I watched them leave, saying, โI’ll holler and let you know when I find them.โ It was because I realized that even though we didn’t know each other’s names, we felt like comrades in arms by having the same goal.
ใใฎๆฅใ่ซฆใใใใฆใใๆใ้ ใใฎๆนใง็งใใกใซๅใใฃใฆๆใๆฏใฃใฆใใไบบใใกใซๆฐใใคใใพใใใ่ตฐใฃใฆ่ฟใฅใใฆใใจใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใจใใๅ่ชใ่ใใใฆใใพใใใ We were about to give up on this day’s search when we noticed people waving at us in the distance. As we ran closer, we heard the word โGila Monster.”
้ใใซใกใฉใๆฑใใชใใใๅ จๅ็พ่ตฐใงใใฉใ็ใใจใใใฏใใซใฒใฏใใงใซ็ฉดใฎไธญใซๅ ฅใฃใฆใใๆใงใใใ When we arrived at the spot, me running as fast as I could with my heavy camera, the lizard was already on its way into the hole.
ใชใใจ่จใใพใใใ็งใใกใฎใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใธใฎ้ใฏ้ ใใงใใใใใชใซ่ฟใใง่ฆใใใใใชใฎใซ้ ใใ What can I say, our road to the Gila Monster is a long one even though it seems to be so close to us.
6ๅนด้ใๅพ ใก็ถใใๆซใฎใทใใใจใฎ้ญ้ใชใฎใงใๅใใงใใใใใงใใใฉใญใใใจ6ๅนดใใใๆขใ็ถใใใใใ็ฎใจ็ฎใ่ฆใคใๅใใใใช็ด ๆดใใใๅบไผใใใงใใ๏ผใใจๆใฃใฆใใใฐใใใงใใใใใ I should be happy, though, because after six years of waiting, I’ve encountered the tail of Gila Monster, twice. So, if I continue looking for another six more years, I am sure I will have a โwonderful, eye-to-eye encounter!โ Haha!
ใตใใฏใดใใกใผใฌใกใไฝๅฆใฎ็ฉดๅใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใคใใใงใใใฎใงใ็งใใกใๅผใไธใใใใจใซใใพใใใ We decided to pull out as well, as the Mojave Desert Tortoises were already relaxing back in the burrows where they live.
ไปๅนดใฎใใผใใใงในใงใฏใๅใใฆ่ฆใคใใใใ้ณฅใใใใใใใใพใใใใใงใซใ็ดนไปใใ5็จฎใใฏใญใใญใใกใใจใใชใใญใคใญใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใใใฉใใฏใใผใฏใใขใชใฉใคใใงใฆใใฐใฌใผในใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใฎๅ็ใฏใฉใใญใผใซใใใชใใใทใซๆฎใใพใใใ At this year’s Bird Fest, I could find many birds that I had never seen before. I was lucky enough to get pretty good photos of the five species I have already mentioned: Black Phoebe, Yellow Warbler, Black Hawk, Dusky Grouse, and Grace’s Warbler.
ไปใซใๅใใฆ่ฆใคใใใใ้ณฅใไฝ็จฎใใใใฎใงใใใใฟใใช้ ใๆใซใใใฎใง่ฏใใทใงใใใใใใพใใใใใใงใไธๅฟใๆฅๅนดใฎใใใซ่จ้ฒใจใใฆ่ผใใฆใใใพใใใThere were several other bird species that I was able to find for the first time, but they were all so far away that I don’t have good shots of them. Still, I’ll put them up as a record for next year.
ๆฅๅนดใฏใใๅ็ใๆฎใใใใใซใใใใๅฐใใใคๆบๅใใฆใใใพใใใNow I will prepare a little more so that I can take good pictures next year.
ใชในใฎใใใฟใคใฉใณใใงใฆ๏ผๅณ๏ผใฏ้ฎฎใใใช่ฒใชใฎใง่ฆใคใใใใพใใใใกใน๏ผๅทฆ๏ผใฏ็นๅพดใใชใใฎใงใไปๅๅใใฆๆฎใใใจใใงใใพใใใ ใThe male Vermilion Flycatcher (right) is easy to spot because of the bright colors, but the female (left) is not distinctive, so this was the first time I was able to photograph her.
ใจใฏใใใใใ้ณฅใฎๅ็ใๆฎใใใใซใฏใใฉใใชๆบๅใใใใฐใใใฎใงใใใใใใBut what kind of preparation is needed to take good bird pictures?
็งใใงใใใใชๆบๅไบใคใ There are two things I might prepare for.
้ณฅใฎ้ณดใๅฃฐใ่ใๅใใใ๏ผ1็จฎใใค่ฆใใใฐใใงใใชใใใจใใชใใ๏ผใIdentify the sounds of birds. (If you learn one species at a time, it’s not impossible.)
้ณฅใฎ็ฟๆงใ็ฅใใใใใใชๅ ดๆใฎ่ฆๅฝใใคใใใ๏ผๅญฆ็ฟใใใฎใฟ๏ผใLearn the habits of birds and get an idea of where they are likely to be. ๏ผLearning is the only way to learn.)
ๅทฆใใใใฃใฌใฟใซใชใใฐใใใ ใธใซใชใใฐใใฎใชในใใ ใธใซใชใใฐใใฎใกในใ ใ ใธใซใชใใฐใใฎใชในใฏ้ ใใใ่ฆใฆใ้ฎฎใใใช้่ฒใง็พใใใใFrom left to right: a Western Bluebird, a male Mountain Bluebird, and a female Mountain Bluebird. The male Mountain Bluebird is beautiful even from a distance, with its bright blue color.
ใฐใฌใผในใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใงใใใใผใใใงในใฎๆไธญใซใถใคใชใณๅฝ็ซๅ ฌๅใฎ่ฅฟใง่ฆใคใใพใใใใใฎ้ณฅใ็งใซใจใฃใฆใฏใๅ้กใงใใใThis is a Grace’s Warbler. We found it in the western part of Zion National Park during the Bird Fest. This bird is also a new bird for me.
ใฐใฌใผในใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใฏใใจใชใชใใ ใฏใผใบใจใใ้ณฅ้กๅญฆ่ ใซใใฃใฆ็บ่ฆใใใพใใใๆฐใใ็บ่ฆใใใ้ณฅใซใฏๅคงๆต็บ่ฆ่ ใฎๅๅใไปใใใใพใใใ ใใใจใชใชใใใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใจใใๅๅใซใชใฃใฆใใฆใใใใใใชใใฃใใใงใใญใใงใใๅฝผใฏๅฆนใฎใฐใฌใผในใฎๅๅใไฝฟใฃใฆๆฌฒใใใจ่ฆๆฑใใใฎใงใๅฝผใฎ้กใใๅถใใใฐใฌใผในใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใซใชใฃใใจใใใใจใงใใ The Grace’s Warbler was discovered by an ornithologist named Elliot Coues. Newly discovered birds are usually named after their discoverer. So it could have been named the Elliot’s Warbler. But he requested to use his sister Grace’s name. So his wish was granted and it became the Grace’s Warbler.
ใชใใฆใใใๅ ใใใ ใฃใใใงใใใใ What a great brother he was!
ใใฎ้กใ่ฆใฆใใใจใใจใชใชใใใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใจๅผใใงใใใใใใชใใกใใฃใจๅใ ใใ้ฐๅฒๆฐใใใพใใใLooking at this face, it also looks a bit dignified, as if it could be called an Elliot’s Warbler.
ใใฃใจใๅ่จๆคๅใใใใชใใจใ่จใฃใใใไธใฎไธญใฎใฐใฌใผในใจใใๅๅใใใกใใใใใใฎ้ณฅใๅฅฝใใชๅคใใฎๅฅณๆงใๆฒใใฟใใใงใใญใใใญใใใฏใใใฐใฌใผในใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใใใฟใชๅใฃใฆใใใใงใใใOops. I take back what I just said. If I said that, many women in the world who have the name โGraceโ and like this bird would be sad, right? I think Grace’s American Warbler is the perfect name for this bird.
ใจใฆใๅช้ ใชใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใงใใใThis is an elegant warbler.
ใขใชใฉใคใใงใฆใฎใกในใงใใใThis is a female Dusky grouse.
ใถใคใชใณๅฝ็ซๅ ฌๅใฎ่ฅฟๅดใๆจ้ซ2,890ใใฃใผใ (2.4km)ใซใใใฉใใใคใณใใจใใใชใฎๅฑๆๅฐ่ฟใใง่ฆใคใใพใใใ We found it on the west side of Zion National Park at an elevation of 2,890 feet (2.4 km) near an overlook called Lava Point.
ใใฎๆฅใฎๆใใฉใใฏใใผใฏใซๅบไผใฃใฆๅๅๆบ่ถณใใฆใใ็งใฏใใใฎๅพใไฝใๆๅพ ใใฆใใพใใใงใใใใงใใใใฎ้ณฅใจใฎๅบไผใใซ่ช็ๆฅใจใฏใชในใในใฎใใฌใผใณใใไธ็ทใซใใใฃใฆใใพใฃใๆฐใใใพใใใใใฃใจใไปใฎใฐใซใผใใกใณใใผ6ไบบใๅใใใใซ่ถ ใฉใใญใผใ ใจๆใฃใใซ้ใใใใพใใใใI was happy enough with my encounter with the Black Hawk that morning, so I had no expectations after that. But I felt like I had received a birthday and Christmas present together with this encounter with the bird. I am sure the other six group members must have felt super lucky as well.
ใใฎ้ณฅใซๅใณๅบไผใใ็ขบๅฎใฏใใฃใจ้ใใชใใผใญใซ่ฟใใจๆใใชใใใใขใชใฉใคใใงใฆใ้ฃใณๅปใฃใฆ่กใฃใๅพใใใใฎๅบไผใใซๆทฑใๆ่ฌใใฆใใพใใใ Even after the blue grouse flew away, I was deeply grateful for this encounter, knowing that the certainty of seeing this bird again was surely close to zero.
ใใผใใใงในใใใใ3้ฑ้ใ็ตใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใใใฎๆ็บ่ฆใใ็ใใ้ณฅใใก๏ผ็งใซใจใฃใฆใฎใงใใ๏ผใใๆฅใใง็ดนไปใใฆใใใพใใใIt has already been three weeks since the Bird Fest. I will quickly introduce some of the rare birds (for me, that is) that I discovered at that time.
ๆฅๆฌ่ชๅใฏใใฏใญใในใชใใจ่จใใใใใใงใใใใใฉใใฏใใผใฏใจใใฆใ้ฆดๆใฟๆทฑใใใงใใญใใThe Japanese name is likely to be โKronosuri,โ but Japanese also refer to it with the English name Black Hawk.
ใญใคใญใขใกใชใซใ ใทใฏใคใๆใพใใ็ดๅพใงใใใ It was right after he caught a Yellow Warbler.
ๆฎ้ ทใชใใใงใใใใใใ้็ใฎไธ็ใงใใใใฉใใฏใใผใฏใฏๅฐใใชๅบไนณ้กใฎไปใซ้ญใใใซใฒใชใฉใ้ฃใใใใใงใใใIt sounds cruel, but this is the wild world. Black Hawks seem to feed on fish and lizards as well as small mammals.
ไธญๅ็ฑณใฎๆตทๅฒธ็ทใๅบๆฌใฎๆฃฒๅฎถใงใใใ็ฃๅตใฎใใใซๅไธใใใใใใงใใ็งใใกใฎไฝใใฆใฟๅทๅ่ฅฟ้จใงใฏ็ใใ้ณฅใชใฎใงใ็บ่ฆๅพใใฟใใชๅคงๅใณใงใใใใThe coastlines of Central and South America are their main habitat, but some of them migrate north to lay eggs. They are rare in southwestern Utah, where we live, so everyone was overjoyed when we found them.
ๆฅใฏ้งใ่ถณใง้ใ้ใใฆใใใพใใ Spring is passing by at a runaway pace.
ใตใใฏใดใใกใผใฌใกใๅฟใใๆญฉใๅใฃใฆใพใใ Mojave desert tortoises are busy walking around.
ๆฏๅนดใฎใใจใงใใใ้็ๅ็ฉใใกใฎใจใใซใฎใผใซๅงๅใใใฆใใพใใ็งใใกใฏ็ฎไธใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใๆขใๆฑใใฆๆฏๆฅๆญฉใๅใฃใฆใใพใใๅฝผใใฏๅนดใซ2ๅใใๅ ฌใฎๅ ดใซๅบใฆใใชใ็ๆฏใใซใฒใงใ(ไธๅนดใฎ95๏ผ ใฏ็ฉดๅใงๆฎใใใจใใใฆใใพใใ5ๆใจ9ๆใซ้ฃๆ็ขบไฟใใใใใใซ็ฉดใใๅบใฆใใใจ่ใใพใใใ๏ผไปใใพใใซใใฎ่ฒด้ใชๆดปๅใใๆใชใใงใใ่ฉณใใใฏใใกใใฎใตใคใใใ่ฆงใใ ใใใhttps://a-z-animals.com/animals/gila-monster/10-incredible-gila-monster-facts/ Every spring we are overwhelmed by the energy of the wildlife. We are currently on a daily roam in search of Gila monsters. They are venomous lizards that only come out from the nest twice a year (It is estimated that 95% of the year they live in burrows, and I was told that they come out of their burrows to secure food in May and September.), and now is a rare time for them to be active. For more information, please visit the website here. https://a-z-animals.com/animals/gila-monster/10-incredible-gila-monster-facts/
ใผใใฉใใผใซใชใถใผใใฏใใๆจๆถใใฆใใใพใใ Zebra-tailed lizard greets us often.
ๅ ๆฅใใใฎๆฅใ่ซฆใใฆๅธฐใ้ใใใใไธๆ่ญฐใช็ฉไฝใไธๆ่ญฐใชๅใๆนใใใฆ็งปๅใใฆใใพใใใใใใใพใใซใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใ ใจ่ช่ญใงใใๆใซใฏใไฝๆจใฎไธญใซ้ใใฆใใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใ The other day, on our way home after giving up the search that day, we saw a strange object moving in a strange manner. By the time I was able to recognize that it was indeed an Gila monster, it had fled into a bush.
ใใใใใฆๆฎใใๅ็ใฏใใฎๅฐปๅฐพใ ใใงใใใ๏ผ๏ผๅใใฃใจๅพ ใกใพใใใใคใใซๅบใฆใใฆใใใพใใใงใใใ I barely managed to get a picture of it, just its tail. We waited patiently for 20 minutes, but it never came out.
ๅนดใซ2ๅใใๅทฃใใๅบใฆใใชใใฎใง่่ชใใใฃใทใใจๅฐปๅฐพใซ่ใใฆใใใ They come out of the nest only twice a year, so they have plenty of fat stored in their tails.
ใใฃใจใพใจใใชๅ็ใๆฎใใๆใๆฅใใฏใใงใใใ ใใใใจใใใใใๅนปใฎใใใซๅใใฆ็ฎๅใซ็พใใฆใใใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใซๆ่ฌใงใใ There will surely come a time when I will be able to take decent pictures. So, for now, I would like to thank the Gila monster for appearing in front of me for the very first time, like a phantom.
ย ใใคใใใใฎใตใคใใใญใใใใชใถใผใใฎใใใชใใผใบใใใใขใกใชใซใใฏใใซใฒใๆฎใใใใใใใฐใใใฏๆข็ดขใ็ถใใพใใ The search will continue for a while so that someday I can photograph an Gila monster in a pose like this Common Side-blotched Lizard.
ๆจๆฅใRed Cliff Audubon ใฎใใผใใใงในใ็กไบ็ตไบใใพใใใใใใใใใจใใใใใใงใฏใชใใฎใงใใใใใใจใใฆใใพใใใThe Bird Fest 2025 at Red Cliff Audubon was successfully completed yesterday. I am relieved, although I did not do much.
ๅคใใฎไบบใใกใใพใญใพใญใจๆญฉใใฆๅ็ผ้กใใซใกใฉใง็ฉบใ้ฃใถ้ณฅใ่ฟฝใใใใพใใใ็งใใใฎไธญใฎไธไบบใงใใใใใฃใจๅดใใ่ฆใใจใฆใผใขใฉในใชๅ ๆฏใ ใฃใใซ้ใใใใพใใใ A lot of people were walking around and chasing the birds in the sky with binoculars and cameras. I was one of them. It must have been a humorous sight to see from the perspective of others.
ใใฎใธใชในใใใใชๅ ๆฏใ่ฆใฆใใ่ชๅใ้ณฅใฎใใใซ็ฉบใ้ฃใณใใใจๆใฃใใฎใงใใใใใ้ซใๆจใฎไธใพใงไธใ่ฉฐใใฆใใพใใใ Perhaps this Rock Squirrel saw such a scene, or perhaps he too wanted to fly like a bird. It climbed up to the top of a tall tree.
ๆ็ซใ1.4ๅๅนดใใใฆ้ฃในใใใใซใชใฃใใใใซใใชในใ1.4ๅๅนดใใใใ้ฒๅใใฆ้ฃในใใใใซใชใใใงใใใใใใใใใใใใชในใ้ณฅใจใใฐใใใใใซใชใใฎใงใใใใใ Just as it took dinosaurs 140 million years to become able to fly, will squirrels evolve and become able to fly after 140 million years? If so, will squirrels be called birds?
ใใกใใฏ Western gray squirrel ใงใใ This is Western gray squirrel.
ใใใใชใใซใชใใจ่ใใชใใงใๅฌใซๅใใฆใใณใฐใช้ฃในใใ๏ผใจใใใงใๆจใฎไธใฏๅใใกใฎๅ ดๆใ ใใใๆฉใๅฐ้ขใซ้ใใฆๆฌฒใใใชใใ “Why don’t you stop thinking such nonsense and eat some acorns for the winter? By the way, the tree tops are our place, so I hope you get down to the ground soon.โ
ใใใชไผ่ฉฑใใใฆใใใฎใใฉใใใใใใพใใใใไธ็ฌใใใฃใจใใฆใใใชใ้ณฅใ่ฟฝใใใใฆใใ็งใซใจใฃใฆใใชในใใกใฎๅ็ใฏใชใใจๆฎใใใใใฃใใใจใงใใใใ I don’t know if they were having such a conversation or not. But after chasing birds that would not stay still for even a moment, how easy it was for me to take pictures of the squirrels.
ไปๅใฎใใผใใใงในใงใฏใไปใพใง่ฆใใใจใ่ใใใใจใใชใ้ณฅใใใใคใ่ฆใใใจใใงใใพใใใใใใใๅฐใใใค็ดนไปใใฆใใใพใใ At this year’s Bird Fest, I saw several birds that I had never seen or heard of before. I will introduce them little by little in this blog.
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