tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post5565001512643325866..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: Birds Sing, Another Nice Day in LAStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-90081652335464132822012-02-02T18:29:29.948-09:002012-02-02T18:29:29.948-09:00Yes, they produce flowers in January, but they'...Yes, they produce flowers in January, but they're as close as some of us will get to "snow" at sea level down here.nswfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-47102011150242656722012-02-02T17:36:59.937-09:002012-02-02T17:36:59.937-09:00Thanks for the id. It does look like a house finc...Thanks for the id. It does look like a house finch and I found some audio that sounds similar, but I'll check tomorrow morning when I assume they'll be back. <br /><br />It's a flowering pear, but doesn't have edible fruit. The link, which goes to <a href="http://www.fuf.net/resources/gallery/details.php?name=pyrus_kawakamii" rel="nofollow">Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines</a> says they start blooming in January. In LA that should be sooner. So they really aren't early.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-87262086917260310722012-02-02T16:59:55.184-09:002012-02-02T16:59:55.184-09:00hi, nswfm...it's not a good thing for fruit tr...hi, nswfm...it's not a good thing for fruit trees to flower early. they need their rest cycles like we humans.<br /><br />(i feel like we have steve surrounded )fawnskinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-51433154972751798112012-02-02T14:19:12.554-09:002012-02-02T14:19:12.554-09:00Glad you are getting some good weather--I thought ...Glad you are getting some good weather--I thought the pears flowered early this year, but what do I know? ;)nswfmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-84617022139756751482012-02-02T12:25:02.783-09:002012-02-02T12:25:02.783-09:00looks like you might have a female house finch the...looks like you might have a female house finch there:<br /><br />http://www.birdsofwestwood.com/images/birdpics/housefinch-F.jpgfawnskinnoreply@blogger.com