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		<title>Pacific Rattlesnake</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2011/08/26/pacific-rattlesnake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the same snake I've asked to leave... and sometimes he likes to startle me by buzzing when I walk by. Ten years ago I'd have killed him.... I don't know what's the matter with me nowadays that I don't. But when one of the dogs gets bit I'll be angry and blame myself, not the snake. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wasps&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2011/08/14/wasps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:07:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a nest placed alongside a creek, above the water level, but in a spot that will get late afternoon sunshine.... I suppose the humidity from the creek is a consideration, as well as any cooling the water might give on hot days..... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ladder-Backed Woodpecker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 13:24:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They like to hop around cactus and other desert brush looking for grubs, ants and other bugs.... sometimes they will supplement their diet with cactus fruit. They like to nest in trees, but will also use large cactus. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alligator Lizard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This is an Alligator Lizard... they are very common here... And we try to do nothing that would hurt them.... [...]]]></description>
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		<title>onion-gopher</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2011/06/18/onion-gopher/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 05:02:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Organic Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the days that I was trying to get him... I heard him chewing on an onion in the morning.... he was underground.. but I grabbed a shovel and plunged it into the ground around the onion... but still missed him... they can back through a tunnel as quickly as they can go forwards.... a most amazing and specialized animal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ibex grazing a dam</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/12/18/ibex-grazing-a-dam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Anything is cute when it's a baby... even a potato bug... and baby goats are adorable and curious due to their native smarts. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yellowlegs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 21:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rivenrock Pets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It's sad to lose animals, and we lose several each year to wildlife. And it's a bit odd being sad over the death of a chicken when I myself have been involved in so much killing...  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seals and Pelicans</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/11/28/seals-and-pelicans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Central Coast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We took some photos of the sea lions and pelicans at Dinosaur Caves in California... between Shell Beach and Pismo Beach.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tarantula</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/10/28/tarantula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 15:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cali Canyons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Coast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There are a couple of roads known for waves of tarantulas roaming across and down the road... one local surf-spot is called 'Tarantula Point' due to the number of spiders seen there. We know they are males in search of a mate. They time their searches with the coming of rain, so that the eggs have the proper humidity levels.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hello Country Bumpkin</title>
		<link>http://www.nopalcactusblog.com/2010/10/21/hello-country-bumpkin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Dicus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cali Canyons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Central Coast]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The local deer are forming a temporary family. The male is after the female, but in a bit of an uncommon twist, he is allowing the little fawn to accompany him. These local male deer are usually loners, and I've never seen a fawn follow a buck day after day.  [...]]]></description>
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