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Halloween has special meaning for California's Death Valley, but it has nothing to do with spooks and spirits. Lori Abbot explains what the day's observance is really about.
September 28, 2025
Ear to the Wild: The Belted Kingfisher - Gustav’s “Mechanical Bird"
In memory of Gustav Hobel. My friend Gustav and I used to live next door to one another on Sonoma Creek. The Belted Kingfishers would fly by, calling, with that ratchety kind of sound that they have in their voice. That’s why he’d call them the “mechanical bird.”
