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Wow.. Looks like a Dormant Volcano
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路I like them as well! The area around Mount Hood (not far from me) produces a huge amount of cherries.... we'll go picking some in July for sure.
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路First time I've ever grown lupins from seed that were harvested last autumn & planted on April 1st . And really pleased that the seedlings are doing well , soon be time to move them into their new homes .
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路Wow.. Looks like a Dormant Volcano
That is Mt. St. Helens; It's active and last erupted in 1980 (which is why the top is flat- one whole side of the volcano was blown away during the eruption). I'm about 40 odd miles from it and can see it most days from my porch (as well as Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, albeit not as well).
Pretty much all of the Cascade mountains along the Pacific coast were formed by volcanic activity and several are still active or potentially active. Explains all the fruit trees out here!
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路That is Mt. St. Helens; It's active and last erupted in 1980 (which is why the top is flat- one whole side of the volcano was blown away during the eruption). I'm about 40 odd miles from it and can see it most days from my porch (as well as Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, albeit not as well).
Pretty much all of the Cascade mountains along the Pacific coast were formed by volcanic activity and several are still active or potentially active. Explains all the fruit trees out here!
That`just 65+ km where your area affected by the eruption in 1980, and where you there? (I remember seeing it in National Geographic) . Are you safe if it erupts again?
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路Where there is a will there is a way. These dandelions shure have the will.
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路That is Mt. St. Helens; It's active and last erupted in 1980 (which is why the top is flat- one whole side of the volcano was blown away during the eruption). I'm about 40 odd miles from it and can see it most days from my porch (as well as Mt. Adams and Mt. Hood, albeit not as well).
Pretty much all of the Cascade mountains along the Pacific coast were formed by volcanic activity and several are still active or potentially active. Explains all the fruit trees out here!
Oh.. Mount St Helens, yes I know of it, I remember seeing the incredible stop-motion footage! Fascinating, and you can see it's volcanic by the tracks left from volcanic activity down the sides.. Amazing stuff!
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路Today's tit shots/update.. Still have no idea how many we have..
Last year was eight or nine I think?
Last year was eight or nine I think?
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路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerNest update - last Robin about to leave...
Nest is now empty...
But we found a new nest in a Yews...
Something in there...
Baby Cardinal...
Nest is now empty...
But we found a new nest in a Yews...
Something in there...
Baby Cardinal...
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路.. Also our Jay's look like this:
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路路Omega Qualified WatchmakerYour Robbins look so different to our (UK) Robins, they actually look much more like our our song thrushes:
UK Thrush:
UK Robbin:
The speckled colouration on the breast will go away as the bird matures. This is what they look like then (not my photo)...
We have 2 different types of Jays here, the most recognizable being the Blue Jays...
This is a Canada Jay, also known as the Grey Jay (not my photo)...
The Canada Jay is actually our national bird.
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路The speckled colouration on the breast will go away as the bird matures. This is what they look like then (not my photo)...
We have 2 different types of Jays here, the most recognizable being the Blue Jays...
This is a Canada Jay, also known as the Grey Jay (not my photo)...
The Canada Jay is actually our national bird.
Both the Canada and Blue Jay's are stunning, we have neither.
Yes the North American Robin really looks like a member of our thrush family, it looks completely unrelated to the European Robin
which is really quite small, just a little bigger than a Dunnock (hedge sparrow) although their scale is diminutive their song is surprisingly loud and beautiful, as they're incredibly territorial, and can be heard throughout the night in most cities this time of year.
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路Both the Canada and Blue Jay's are stunning, we have neither.
Yes the North American Robin really looks like a member of our thrush family, it looks completely unrelated to the European Robin
which is really quite small, just a little bigger than a Dunnock (hedge sparrow) although their scale is diminutive their song is surprisingly loud and beautiful, as they're incredibly territorial, and can be heard throughout the night in most cities this time of year.
Your thrush and "our" robins actually very closely related and share the same genus. The European robin however, isn't even in the same family. You've got a good eye!
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路The speckled colouration on the breast will go away as the bird matures. This is what they look like then (not my photo)...
We have 2 different types of Jays here, the most recognizable being the Blue Jays...
This is a Canada Jay, also known as the Grey Jay (not my photo)...
The Canada Jay is actually our national bird.
I grew up with almost identical blue jays ( fun fact: they will never forget your face and they will teach the Next Generation of birds exactly who you are, so those birds will remember if you are friend or foe) but don't see them in Washington. Your Canada Jay I often see, however. We call those robber birds or camp robbers here, they'll steal food right off your plate while you're eating!
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路That`just 65+ km where your area affected by the eruption in 1980, and where you there? (I remember seeing it in National Geographic) . Are you safe if it erupts again?
It's very likely that any future eruption in my lifetime will not be as violent. There is a small cone forming within the remnants of the deep crater, but it likely cannot erupt with the same force it did in 1980 for this reason. It likely will erupt in my lifetime however, and I will probably be impacted in some way but I doubt my life will be in danger.
I was born 3 years after the eruption and in totally different state, and only moved here as an adult. I also missed the 2004 - 2008 eruption, which would have been a sight!
