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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Jun 1

Snack buddy with impeccable taste.
#Euphydryas_chalcedona #VariableCheckerspot #Monardella_sinuata_nigrescens #CurlyLeavedMonardella #CNPS1B2

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Jun 1

Part 2: BTW, the 5’ rule- AKA Zone 0 might become state law. It’s easier to enforce plus fire insurance companies do not care if you are choosing the right plants in Zone 0. They just care about money, as in making it.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Jun 1

More science needs to happen around best practices for fire hardening. I’m out there speaking on the topic and accepting clients wanting to get their properties shipshape.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Apr 11

My neighbor who has lived next door for over 60 years has insane Amaryllis. And Poinsettas, of course. #OaklandRules

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 23

Species native to both California and Chile are fascinating. How did that happen? #Plagiobothrys_fulvus #FieldPopcornFlower

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 7

Welcome to BlueSky. I’m really hoping it can take the place of FB and IG even though it’s really more like (old) Twitter.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 7

Thanks. The iNat records in the SF Bay Area mostly seem suspect. I attached a few Parmotrema IDs. I’m due to spend time in Mt. Shasta area this year, so will try to look for it there.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 6

Neat! Curious- where is the southern edge of its range?

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 6

I am a backyard chicken keeper. Feed costs a lot. Husbandry takes time. I do it because I like it but it’s definitely a hobby that isn’t cost saving in any way.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 3

Phylogeography of the California Thrasher (Toxostoma Redivivum) Based on Nested-Clade Analysis of Mitochondrial-DNA Variation
Erik A. Sgariglia, Kevin J. Burns

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Mar 3

Seems Thrashers just chill- as a species, they have high site fidelity. DNA analysis uncovers geologic events. These birds reacted to pressures: glaciation, an ancient connection of the Central Valley to the Pacific Ocean, the rise of the Transverse Mtns.
#CaliforniaThrasher #Toxostoma_Redivivum

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 28

Looking suspicious.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 27

Carbon monoxide poisoning?

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 22

First #Callophrys_dumetorum, #BrambleHairstreak of the year.

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 19

Just simply one of the most fantastic native trees. In a few weeks, the fragrance of thousands of flowers will cloak each tree. #Aesculus_californica, #CaliforniaBuckeye #snackbuddy

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 17

That red eye is otherworldly. #HornedGrebe #Podiceps_auritus #lunchbuddy

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 16

An early spring bloom. #Pedicularis_densiflora, #WarriorsPlumeLousewort #hemiparasite

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 16

Cute as a button. #Peltigera_venosa, #FanLichen

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Cat Chang @catchang.bsky.social · Feb 15

Best wishes for your cat 💕

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