Joseph Belli
@josephpbelli.bsky.social
CA-based wildlife biologist working with condors, reptiles & amphibians. Author, “The Diablo Diary" and "Beneath a Black and White Sky: A Year among Condors at Pinnacles National Park.
substack.com/@josephbelli... Latest Substack: A Condor Homecoming, The Neighbor From Hell Moves On, Song of the Week: “L.A. Freeway” Guy Clark.
Welcome Back
Two Condors Come Home, Adios Neighbor From Hell, Song of the Week: “L.A. Freeway” Guy Clark.
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bellij.substack.com/p/feeding-fr... My latest Substack: A Condor Feast, Men’s Hands vs Women’s, Song of the Week: “House of the Rising Sun,” Victor Demange
Feeding Frenzy
Feasting Condors, Of Lady Fingers & Man Hands, Song of the Week: "House of the Rising Sun" Victor Demange.
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California condors feed on a coyote alongside Pacheco Pass Highway. I counted 26, including one (1217) we hadn’t located in over two weeks.
substack.com/@josephbelli... Latest Substack: A Sick Bat, Headlight Conundrums, Song of the Week: “One Headlight” Wallflowers
Of Sick Bats and Headlights
A Bat in Distress, Headlight Headaches, Song of the Week: "One Headlight," Wallflowers
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: Fire Season, The man who invented Corn Flakes, Song of the Week: “Cornflake Girl,” Tori Amos
Fire Season
The Blazy Days of Summer, Inside the Mind of John Harvey Kellogg, Song of the Week: "Cornflake Girl," Tori Amos.
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: An ant invasion, Stop Messing with the ESA, Song of the Week- “Buddy Holly,” Weezer
Ant-agonized
The Ants are Back, Messing with the ESA, Song of the Week: Weezer, "Buddy Holly"
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: A Frog on the Porch, Frankenberry Stool, Song of the Week: Linda Ronstadt, “You’re No Good”
Frog on the Porch
A Nocturnal Visitor, The Red Scare of 1971, Song of the Week: "You're No Good," Linda Ronstadt
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open.substack.com/pub/bellij/p... My latest Substack: Condors in San Martin, RIP David Clayton-Thomas, Song of the Week: “Wichita Lineman” (live), Jimmy Webb
Condors in the Exurbs
Condors visit San Martin, RIP David Clayton-Thomas, Song of the Week: "Wichita Lineman" (Live), Jimmy Webb.
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substack.com/@josephbelli... Latest Substack: A surprise visitor, Rebutting the Shut Up and Sing crowd, Song of the Week: The Ghost of Tom Joad, Bruce Springsteen with Tom Morello (Live)
The Naming of the Shrew
A Shrew in the Garage, Shut Up & Sing, Song of the Week: The Ghost of Tom Joad (Live), Bruce Springsteen with Tom Morello
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Two year old condor #1301 perched on a snag in Harvey Bear County Park east of San Martin. There were three wild pigs carcasses nearby that condors had been feeding on.
substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: In praise of the Blenheim Apricot, a most undeserving trillionaire, Song of the Week: “Rockefeller Drug Law Blues,” Felice Brothers
Apricot Season!
An Ode to the Blenheim Apricot, Boy Wonder becomes a Trillionaire, Song of the Week: Felice Brothers "Rockefeller Drug Law Blues"
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Foothill yellow-legged frog, San Benito River above Hernandez Reservoir.
substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: Tule elk, Peanut Butter cup consternation, Song of the Week: Pretenders “I Think About You Daily “
Tule Elk Return
Tule elk renaissance, Peanut Butter Cup Controversy, Song of the Week: Pretenders "I Think About You Daily"
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open.substack.com/pub/bellij/p... My latest Substack: the joy of cover boards, Richard Dawkins’ leap of faith, song of the week “Blues for Baby and Me” Elton John.
Under Cover
Cover Boards, Dawkins Gets Duped, Song of the Week: Elton John "Blues for Baby and Me"
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substack.com/@josephbelli... Latest Substack: Goodbye to an amazing condor, Scooby Don’t, Song of the Week: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
#589
A Tribute to an Incredible Condor, Scooby Don't, RIP Dennis Locorriere, Song of the Week: Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: Bison get screwed, an update on the new album, and James McMurty with the song of the week.
Buffaloed
Bison get Screwed Again, Music Update, Song of the Week by James McMurtry
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open.substack.com/pub/bellij/p... My latest Substack: A look at Old Pacheco Pass Highway, Rebuking AI, and The Delines with the Song of the Week. Check it out!
The Old Highway
The Road Less Traveled, AI is not OK, Song of the Week: The Delines
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: San Joaquin Coachwhips, You Say Poop I Say Shit, Song of the Week: Paolo Nutini
Fastest Snake in the West
San Joaquin Coachwhips, A Closer Look at Poop, Song of the Week: Paolo Nutini
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: To love the land, The downfall of Cap’n Crunch, Oreo psychology, Hayes Carll & Bonnie Whitmore, Song of the Week.
The Ranch
Loving the land, The excesses of Cap'n Crunch, Oreo psychology, Song of the Week: Hayes Carll & Bonnie Whitmore
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: A prominent peak, Oreos, and the Wallflowers Song of the Week Check it out!
Lover's Leap
A Peek at a Prominent Peak, Oreos explain our Cultural Decline, Herp Surveys, Wallflowers Song of the Week
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Young condor 1262 launches himself from the ground to the top of the observation blind at Pinnacles, my second home. Note the sound as he lands! Also, this window is one-way glass: I can see him but he doesn’t see me inside.
substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: A hermit for the ages, Trump steps in it, Makin’ Records part 3, Song of the Week: Eleanor Rigby
Way Beyond Walden
Extreme Solitude, Jesus Trump, Makin' Records (Pt. 3), Eleanor Rigby
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open.substack.com/pub/bellij/p... A haven for red-legged frogs, Looking for condor #1308, Makin’ records part two, Song of the Week: Richard & Linda Thompson’s “Wall of Death.” Follow/Subscribe! (No MAGA, please)
Nun Lake
Frog paradise, An Easter condor resurrection, Makin' records pt. 2, Richard Thompson
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substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack! Read the April Fools post written by an OCD-adjacent biologist who’s spent a little too much time in the observation blind at Pinnacles…..
A Concert for the Ages.....
April Fools, Makin' records, Condor update, Warm enough?, Kathleen Edwards
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California condor #943 perches atop the flight pen in Pinnacles National Park, dwarfing the turkey vulture beside him.
substack.com/@josephbelli... My latest Substack: Getting scammed twice (!), A reflection on the world’s most obsessive art thief, The Monkees revisited.
A Fool and his Money
The Same Rake Twice, The World's Greatest Art Thief, Reconsidering The Monkees
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open.substack.com/pub/bellij/p... My latest Substack: Where did all the swallows go/ The ShamWow guy resurfaces/ RIP Neil Sedaka/ Crushing on Suzanne Vega/ Mavis Staples Song of the Week
Spring Isn't in the Air
What Happened to the Swallows? ShamWow Guy Resurfaces, RIP Neil Sedaka, Road Trip to Redding Part 2, Mavis Staples
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Two condors mating atop a boulder in Pinnacles National Park. Both are female and are part of a trio involving a male.
