Soon enough they'll be finding their way to tamarisks, fennel clumps and carob trees on Linosa, as well
It's the time of year when Yellow-browed Warblers find their way to lonely coastal sycamores. This was one of two along the north side of Girdle Ness today.
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September 30, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Soon enough they'll be finding their way to tamarisks, fennel clumps and carob trees on Linosa, as well
Hairy sand verbena flowering on a dune at sunset (Photo: Sicco Rood).
November 2, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Hairy sand verbena flowering on a dune at sunset (Photo: Sicco Rood).
Saltcedar bloom, Kent Sea Tech, Thermal, March 16, 2025.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Saltcedar bloom, Kent Sea Tech, Thermal, March 16, 2025.
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The wintering Yellow-browed Warbler at Trenow, Cornwall (19th Feb 25) was fly catching on the rocks by the beach tamarisks today. It’s been present here since early January. Also enjoys the company of at least 14 Chiffs wintering along the cove.
My first YBW for the year.
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My first YBW for the year.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The wintering Yellow-browed Warbler at Trenow, Cornwall (19th Feb 25) was fly catching on the rocks by the beach tamarisks today. It’s been present here since early January. Also enjoys the company of at least 14 Chiffs wintering along the cove.
My first YBW for the year.
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My first YBW for the year.
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Desert sunflowers starting to pop up along with the hairy sand verbena purple flowers in part of the Coyote Creek watershed (Photos: Sicco Rood).
November 4, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Desert sunflowers starting to pop up along with the hairy sand verbena purple flowers in part of the Coyote Creek watershed (Photos: Sicco Rood).
Desert Starvine and Emory's Rockdaisy blooming, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, December 16, 2025
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December 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Desert Starvine and Emory's Rockdaisy blooming, Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, December 16, 2025
More flora & fauna photos
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Complex Tamarix chinensis in bloom, Rock Hill Trail, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Calipatria, February 6, 2025.
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February 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Complex Tamarix chinensis in bloom, Rock Hill Trail, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, Calipatria, February 6, 2025.
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Athel Tamarisk and Browneyes blooming, Borrego Springs and Mecca, December 9, 2025.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Athel Tamarisk and Browneyes blooming, Borrego Springs and Mecca, December 9, 2025.
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🎶Morning has broken, like the first mornin🎶
December 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🎶Morning has broken, like the first mornin🎶
I walked 2 km up to Laguna de Jeli from the A 390 this AM hoping to find that the winter's rains had revitalised it. Sadly, it's now 100% enveloped by tamarisks. No water now visible from the hide. Fancy "observatios" are pointless without actively managing the reserve accordingly.
September 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I walked 2 km up to Laguna de Jeli from the A 390 this AM hoping to find that the winter's rains had revitalised it. Sadly, it's now 100% enveloped by tamarisks. No water now visible from the hide. Fancy "observatios" are pointless without actively managing the reserve accordingly.
Starting a thread for writing and things.
Here's a short piece I wrote about Abraham and his funny habit of building altars near trees:
substack.com/@khawalidris...
Here's a short piece I wrote about Abraham and his funny habit of building altars near trees:
substack.com/@khawalidris...
The Sacred Groves of Abraham
Terebinths, Tamarisks, Oaks, failure, judgement, eternity, and the future
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November 15, 2024 at 10:26 PM
Starting a thread for writing and things.
Here's a short piece I wrote about Abraham and his funny habit of building altars near trees:
substack.com/@khawalidris...
Here's a short piece I wrote about Abraham and his funny habit of building altars near trees:
substack.com/@khawalidris...
The wildflowers were a pleasant distraction from the birds on Lesvos recently. It was lovely to see such colourful profusions in most places we visited.
May 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The wildflowers were a pleasant distraction from the birds on Lesvos recently. It was lovely to see such colourful profusions in most places we visited.
Photopoem shared 8th April 2024
Straggly watchers by the sea shore . . .
Straggly watchers by the sea shore . . .
April 8, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Photopoem shared 8th April 2024
Straggly watchers by the sea shore . . .
Straggly watchers by the sea shore . . .
Tamarisks. Is it Cornwall?
July 5, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Tamarisks. Is it Cornwall?
/3 and with patience a few (5 or 6 assumed newly-arrived) Chiffs could be found taking shelter and feeding in the bushes and tamarisks on the south side of the lagoon alongside the car park.
April 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
/3 and with patience a few (5 or 6 assumed newly-arrived) Chiffs could be found taking shelter and feeding in the bushes and tamarisks on the south side of the lagoon alongside the car park.
September 11, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I think it depends on location. The sweet sap of the manna ash is one form associated with the name. There are several other explanations too. In some traditions manna was believed to fall from heaven like dew, while others suggest it was honeydew excreted by insects feeding on tamarisks and oaks.
July 31, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I think it depends on location. The sweet sap of the manna ash is one form associated with the name. There are several other explanations too. In some traditions manna was believed to fall from heaven like dew, while others suggest it was honeydew excreted by insects feeding on tamarisks and oaks.
sometimes I get lost in the thick tamarisks on the banks of my own damn smartphone
June 15, 2024 at 3:53 AM
sometimes I get lost in the thick tamarisks on the banks of my own damn smartphone
Thanks mate, the next few weeks look a bit tasty. I’ve been busily making note of coastal locations with Cypress trees and Tamarisks
September 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thanks mate, the next few weeks look a bit tasty. I’ve been busily making note of coastal locations with Cypress trees and Tamarisks
The wonderful Tamarisk tree of the Platja de Grifeu - a tree that got its towel on the beach long before the rest of us. Tamarisks famously recycle salt to discourage plants around them, and some apparently drop "manna from heaven" (never seen it!). This one seems happy enough, despite the drought!
February 14, 2024 at 2:53 PM
The wonderful Tamarisk tree of the Platja de Grifeu - a tree that got its towel on the beach long before the rest of us. Tamarisks famously recycle salt to discourage plants around them, and some apparently drop "manna from heaven" (never seen it!). This one seems happy enough, despite the drought!
New Avestera podcast episode: The Smoke Beneath the Tamarisks
A tale of quiet defiance, buried memory, and the roots that remember, set in the folk-horror world of Avestara.
podcast.avestara.net/2467726/epis...
A tale of quiet defiance, buried memory, and the roots that remember, set in the folk-horror world of Avestara.
podcast.avestara.net/2467726/epis...
June 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New Avestera podcast episode: The Smoke Beneath the Tamarisks
A tale of quiet defiance, buried memory, and the roots that remember, set in the folk-horror world of Avestara.
podcast.avestara.net/2467726/epis...
A tale of quiet defiance, buried memory, and the roots that remember, set in the folk-horror world of Avestara.
podcast.avestara.net/2467726/epis...
Ohhhh the Paria, those elephant leg formations, tamarisks in bloom, hummingbirds in side canyons...nice long walk I took in 1986. I still wear the needlepoint ring I bought at the Marble Canyon Lodge, every day.
February 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Ohhhh the Paria, those elephant leg formations, tamarisks in bloom, hummingbirds in side canyons...nice long walk I took in 1986. I still wear the needlepoint ring I bought at the Marble Canyon Lodge, every day.
Athel pine I think. The reveg at the start of the walk trail to south beach has lots of sheoaks, but nearer the beach there is a stand of tamarisks/Athel pines which are not native and may date back decades
March 31, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Athel pine I think. The reveg at the start of the walk trail to south beach has lots of sheoaks, but nearer the beach there is a stand of tamarisks/Athel pines which are not native and may date back decades