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Numenius is a geographer by training and temperament. He is a Bay Area native, and grew up roaming the East Bay hills. Pica takes her cue from Pica nuttalli, the endemic magpie of central California, chatty and alighting on gleaming things.

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• Birdtober Day 24: Gimme Shelter - 24 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 23: Eyes - 23 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 22: More on Hovering - 22 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 21: Feeders - 22 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 20: Courtship Season Getting Underway - 20 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 19: Approaching and Leaving a Food Source - 19 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 18: A Windy Day - 18 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 17: Young Male in Moult - 17 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 16: Rain! - 16 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 15: More Blind Contour Drawings - 15 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 14: The J-swoop - 14 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 13: Preening - 13 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 12: When the Bird Flies Away Too Fast - 12 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 11: How Hummingbirds Handle Cold Weather - 11 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 10: Posture - 10 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 9: Urine and What It Can Tell Us - 09 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 8: Threatening Posture - 08 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 7: Hummingbird Metabolism - 07 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 6: Blind Contour Drawings of Anna's Hummingbirds - 06 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 5: Feet - 05 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 4: Perching Female Anna's Hummingbird - 04 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 3: Hummingbird in Shadow - 03 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 2: Young Male Anna's - 02 October 2024
• Birdtober Day 1: The Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) - 01 October 2024