Thread by @phylogenomics

Went for a walk this AM at the @ucdavis Riparian Preserve with @MicrobialFuture. Here are some of the better pics I got jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 1/n

These included a bunch of house wrens collecting various bugs - e.g., see jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 2/n

A few nuthatches wandering their ways up and down trees jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 3/n

Some incredibly adorable tree squirrels jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 4/n

A pacific slope flycatcher jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 5/n

Lots of bluebirds such as this one jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 6/n

A few scrub jays such as this semi hidden one jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 7/n

Lots of lizards such as this one jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 8/n

An incredible pair of red shouldered hawks above us in a tree - see individual #1 here jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 9/n

And individual #2 here jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 10/n

And then at the end we went over to a section of olive trees where @MicrobialFuture swore there were tons of baby squirrels. But none were out. Eventually I headed off in my car. 11/n

But a minute out @MicrobialFuture called - she had found the baby squirrels. So I went back. And OMG.

Baby.
Squirrels.

OMG.

Like this one jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 12/n

And this one jonathaneisen.smugmug.com/2021/2021-5-16… 13/n

Clearly, my week is already complete. I have seen and gotten pictures of baby squirrels. The end. 14/n

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