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NATURAL LA JOLLA: Last week, I spotted a little furry creature poking out of its burrow in the middle of a manicured lawn — it was a pocket gopher!
NATURAL LA JOLLA: Birding could not be better than at La Jolla Cove right now.
NATURAL LA JOLLA: It was an exceptionally warm fall here in La Jolla, with record high temperatures being observed day after day.
NATURAL LA JOLLA: Our beautiful fall sunsets full of red and orange tones are in full bloom; the sun is still warm during the day, but there’s a cool breeze and chilly nights.
NATURAL LA JOLLA: It’s the beginning of fall here in San Diego, but our temperatures are still lovely and warm.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: Summer is slowly drawing to an end as many kids are already heading back to school. -
NATURAL LA JOLLA: The black oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani) is a conspicuous shorebird that may be found along the west coast from Alaska down to Baja California.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: Associated with tropical climates and swaying palm trees, the frangipani (Plumeria rubra) is a beautiful flowering tree that can be found here in La Jolla in a more shrubby version of itself.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: The Risso’s dolphin (Grampus griseus) is a species that is fairly commonly seen off La Jolla, and they are widely distributed throughout the world’s oceans.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: The best way to see La Jolla is to travel on foot.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: The snowy egret, Egretta thula, is a small and delicate shorebird with beautiful plumage.
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Our Readers Write: La Jollans share their opinions about Su Casa restaurant closing; scooters; historic-property fight and more topics
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There is much to report in the first month of the La Jolla Maintenance Assessment District (MAD), beginning with the ceremonial commencement of operations on Oct. 1. MAD has three contract vendors working in The Village. Their work includes landscape maintenance services, litter control/trash collection, and power washing sidewalks and trash receptacles.
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Best Bets for Events in La Jolla and San Diego: Nov. 14-20 include senior dance, chocolate seminar, panda talk, escape room for teens, orchids class, photo travelers club, music concerts, art-exhibit openings
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With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu choices, modes of preparation, presentation (and dinner guests). To help make this feast a delightfully memorable one, I’ll now take your questions and offer cooking tips.
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La Jolla Community Calendar: Nov. 14-21, 2019 — Weekly list of local activities, events, club gatherings and civic-group meetings
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: Spending an afternoon in La Jolla at the seaside just watching for wildlife can give you some calm after a hectic holiday season.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: On almost any walk along the beach, particularly at the Shores, you’ll see foraging shorebirds with long legs, wandering along the tideline and into the water halfway up their legs, probing in the sand with their long beaks to find buried prey like insects and invertebrates.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: They had long been on my list of marine mammals to see.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: The prickly pear, in the Opuntia genus, is a group of cactus with many uses.
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NATURAL LA JOLLA: In the early morning and early evening at the beach you can often see a line of hundreds of black birds (that look a bit like ducks) flying parallel to the coast, sometimes heading south in the morning and back north in the evening.
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You may not even notice them as they sit quietly in the sun, but they are always watching you.
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