That happens to me sometimes when I'm reading on my cellphone, but then if I click the little square where the image should be, it opens up a new page with the photo.

Alkosa, yes, you got the name correctly on that plant. Microthrix also ID'd it with its old name (the one I'm used to seeing), Abromeitiella brevifolia. That was truly a mass of amazing specimen plants last year!! I must make a note to try to make the Huntington's annual July Show & sale this time. (Reggie, should we make a plan??!!??) I missed this post last year, & didn't see Jordi's fantastic Eulychnia castanea fa. spiralis blooming till now!! Wow! Have not seen one before!! Thanks to Moosetrackz & Lzrddr for posting all the pix from that 2012 show! What a treat!

Hi Bob, This bird has pale yellow eyes and he is brown with brown streaks on underparts this is how look young accipiters. Adult are blue-gray on upperparts and reddish on underparts with red eyes (Goshawk have pale gray underparts). Shap-shinned Hawk : -First : look at the streaking of the breast, coarse dense brown streaks, thin and droplet like on Cooper Hawk. -Second : see the well rounded head on picture 1. Cooper Hawk have an axe like head. -Third : look at the nice proportional size of the tail with the entire bird's body. A Cooper Hawk has a tail " too " long. -Fourth : this bird does not have the fierce look of a Cooper Hawk (the skull of a Cooper must be different above the eye to create this fierce look). Those were the points I use to id this Hawk. Luc

Yes It had to stop just below the crown for a reason but it has been so many years I can not remember why now. I think it was a venting out issue of where they could take it up and then bend to go out and up but I am not sure that was it . Did not look to odd though it was right up to the crown but a bit away from it not flush with the wall . Like the picture in Bellsmoms it is dropped below too and does not go all the way up to the ceiling. Either way would be right though I believe.