Today's Backyard Birds

About a dozen robins. Ho-hum.

Two yellow rumped warblers. One -- who is now putting on his fancy breeding plumage -- has staked out our yard as part of his territory and chases chickadees and other warblers away.

A small gang of dark-eyed juncos.

One golden crowned sparrow, probably first-year male. Plumage not particularly bright, but gold crown unmistakable.

One white crowned sparrow, male, in fancy plumage.

Yamahai!

Thank-yous to Laura-san for emailing me this link:


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/22/WI1PUSIJ5.DTL&hw=sake&sn=001&sc=1000

Photo of Yamahai sake: Hiraizumi Yamahai Tokubetsu Junmai. Chronicle photo by Craig Lee


Cheers!

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Saturday on the couch

But not for long! This morning, I'm working on a side job for the Humboldt CVB, and need to put in a couple hours on it. But what I'm really looking forward to today is getting some seeds started! I have to sterilize the starting flats (saved a bunch from purchased seedlings last season) and make some other decisions about where to set things up, how to heat and light them. All without breaking the bank.

Nikko is being a pest. She hates computers.

Oh, no, she's threatening to tip over my coffee.....