One Second in Nature is a mirrored image again in time to a second of discovery as I explored the pure settings round me. By way of the sharing of this second, is my hope that readers will grow to be motivated to be taught extra about the environment and its inhabitants, and grow to be passionate advocates for conservation. One Second in Nature is a Reflections of the Pure World Weblog Publish Sequence by Jim Acquire
THE MOMENT
On Thursday, Might 9, 2024, sat in my yard as I usually do, having fun with the fixed inflow and egress of birds to my feeders when a calling Yellow-billed Magpie caught my consideration because it flew over the home. They nested within the massive bushes alongside Euclid Ave close to Saint Anthony’s church and steadily would fly over the home with out ever touchdown. This time nonetheless, the noisy calling magpie circled round and landed subsequent to one of many floor seed feeders and proceeded to seize a few black sunflower seeds. I didn’t have my “actual” digicam however I managed to snap a really poor picture with my iPhone.
It flew off and I instantly ran inside to seize my Canon R5, my “actual” digicam with a 500 mm lens in case it returned. After about quarter-hour it landed on my fence and proceeded to scope out the yard, hopping from fence to fence.
It will definitely hopped to considered one of my water options to get a drink.
ABOUT THE SPECIES
Distribution and Abundance: The Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica nuttalli) is a typical yearround resident all through the Central Valley of California from the San Joaquin Valley north via the Sacramento Valley and in addition alongside the Central California Coast Vary. By way of a lot of its vary, this species is restricted to oak savanna habitat containing massive bushes scattered throughout broad expanses of open floor. City populations nest in a variety of native and non-native tree species primarily near rivers and streams, and forage on irrigated turf (garden) in parks and in annual grassland that’s mowed.
Conservation Standing: In line with the IUCN Purple Record of Threatened Species, the Yellow-billed Magpie is categorized as a Weak Species. The species suffered excessive ranges of mortality and a extreme inhabitants decline owing to an outbreak of West Nile virus (Airola et al. 2007, Crosbie et al. 2008). Following the documented arrival of the virus in California in summer time 2003 (Reisen et al. 2004), information have urged a decline of 42-49% from 2004 to 2006 (Crosbie et al. 2008).
ABOUT THE AREA
Our small yard lies in the course of a brand new residential improvement in NE Hughson referred to as the Fieldstone Group. There may be just about nothing to attact birds to any of the 60 close by properties aside from our little yard oasis. Over the previous 18 months we have now planted many hummingbird and butterfly pleasant vegetation with two water options, 4 seed feeders and 9 hummingbird feeders.
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