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Also decided to go for a less traditional view of the #lighthouse at #PointVicente while I was there last weekend.

#photo

iNat has suggested the bird is a rock wren.

At #PointVicente, California: A wren(?) on the side of the cliffs, the iconic view of the cove and the historic #lighthouse, and a #sailboat alone on the sea.

#photo #california #coast

@brion Yeah, I haven't gotten past the creepy factor. My tablet has face unlock and I still haven't set it up after....3 months? Something like that.

I know the Pixel series is as much about pushing the tech envelope as anything else, but it's still frustrating when they drop useful features to do it.

Oh well. With any luck, by the time this phone starts showing its age, there will be something on the market that's a closer fit.

The #Pixel4 phone's camera looks amazing, but I can't get past losing the fingerprint sensor. I could go back to passwords/patterns, but I really appreciate having a fast unlock option - and I just don't trust face unlock.

The Morrell House, originally built around 1906, now restored in association with the Redondo Beach Historical Museum.

One of these days I'm actually going to go there when it's open, instead of stopping on the way somewhere else.

I did decide that the hidden light and the old house might have some #spooky potential, and ran it through some effects filters. Not sure if I succeeded.

#photo #house #historic #California

Some #birds I saw on a hike today:

1. One of several Black Phoebes I saw around the grounds of the park

2. A California Towhee that had just chased another bird away from this puddle.

3. One of the clearest views I've had of a hummingbird away from a feeder.

4. Possibly a goldfinch? There were a bunch of them in the same bush.

#nature #photo

@SolanumGF Yeah. Sometimes it's like...can I have manual focus back, PLEASE?

Amazingly I did manage to get one sharp #photo of it before it flew off again. Which was fortunate, because I saw at least a dozen of these tiny #butterflies zipping around the bushes, but none of them slowed down long enough for me to catch them clearly.

#nature #MarineBlue

#FotoFails I saw a gorgeous Marine Blue #butterfly that actually paused long enough for me to take a picture...with its wings open, even! But my camera kept insisting on focusing on the leaves behind it. 🙄

A Gulf Fritillary butterfly. A few weeks ago at the same gardens, I saw tons of monarchs. This time I saw a lot of these.

#photo #butterflies #GulfFritillary #nature

Squirrel!

#photo #squirrel #nature

When auto-focus goes bad...

#FotoFails

@sohkamyung I suppose if there aren't any gulls that *aren't* ocean-based, "seagull" is probably redundant, too.

"So I says to they guy, I says to him, can you believe the crap they try to pass off as sardines today? I mean, seriously, can you believe it?"

"I know, Larry, you've only told me *three hundred times!*"

#seagulls #silly #photo #birds