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elmussol

Xerta, Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:51:41 -0700

First day outside the pen.

elmussol shared elmussol's album rescue_chickens_freedom (3 images)

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elmussol

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 01:02:54 -0700

The tactic at the moment is to not follow the other chickens with their ridiculous and frightening "run to the people house and see if there's any dog food left" tactic, but rather go ninja like from bush to bush and hide. Progress though.

Adam Robertson

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:45:37 -0700

Do I see the branch of a Manzanita tree in one of those photos?

elmussol

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:53:05 -0700

I don't know manzanita trees. Where on which photo (sorry for tardy reply)?

Adam Robertson

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 10:58:17 -0700

outlined in red...has red berries in the photo

elmussol

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 15:03:15 -0700

I will get a better pic in the morning when it's light.

El Dorado

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 16:44:02 -0700

Looks like a manzanita to me, though there's a lot of variety in that family. The leaves and berries in the pic match up almost exactly with a few of them.

Adam Robertson

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 21:01:22 -0700

I am fairly sure that Manzanita is a California Native Shrub, so it was a surprise for me to see one in that photo, but come to think of it I have found Spanish Figs in the back-country here in California as well as Asian Blackberries and European Fennel so it is not surprising that Manzanita would have migrated to Spain.

El Dorado

Sun, 05 Jul 2020 22:15:21 -0700

Interesting observation, and yes, they do appear to occur primarily in California, but I should point out the long history of Spanish influence and trade in that region and the fact that the name itself is Spanish. At that point, not being a horticulturist I think I'll just shrug my shoulders and look puzzled.

Paco Menzar Bien

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 08:34:40 -0700

Yo juraria que es un Aladierno/Aladern cast/cat "rhamnus alaternus"

Image/photo

Adam Robertson

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 09:33:16 -0700

I think you might be right. I am looking closer and the bark of the tree/shrub in the photo does not have the distinctive red, smooth bark that Manzanita does.

El Dorado

Mon, 06 Jul 2020 13:14:45 -0700

Thanks @Paco Menzar Bien

Paco Menzar Bien

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:51:32 -0700

Beautiful plant.
Vegetation in the Mediterranean area of Spain has similar characteristics to the coastal area of California. And the plants adopt similar strategies this is the reason because they look alike

El Dorado

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 01:24:46 -0700

And the region I live in is similar to both but in a completely different evolutionary branch. Maybe I should go walkabout and see if I can find something comparable...