The Stellar's Jay

Today I was in the park with amber and I saw a Stellar's Jay eating an acorn. He snagged it up and flew up to a higher branch to eat it. He held the acorn down with his foot, then pecked at it and gobbled it up. It was pretty awesome to see it. I don't see them around where I live or work very often, so it was a good treat for me.

I'm falling way behind here. I saw a king fisher by my house the other day. I absolutely did not expect to see one and there it was. We have a couple of new birds at the golf course, but they fly off before I ever get the opportunity to see them clearly.

Unrelated to birds, (well, directly) the caterpillars are out in full force now adays. I notice they like to come out with the sun, but I'll see them all morning. Fuzzy orange and black ones. It makes me sad when I see them squished on the cart path.