A Steller’s Jay is nesting about five feet from my back porch. I think it’s probably a mated pair, as I had noticed a vocal and aggressive (even for these blue meanies) jay yelling at me for the past couple of weeks every time I walked around that side of the house, but tonight after taking my fair share of abuse I glanced over and saw a quiet jay in a nest clearly thinking “you can’t see me.” That’s very different behavior, so I think Ms. Jay and Loudmouth Jay are prolly distinct boidies.

Server repair news: I was able to clone the server and upgrade the OS, but am still working on the LAMP upgrades. I am booked for the next four weeks (making a movie!) over the weekend, though, so it’s kind of a race to see if I get the work done before SIFF or not.