Up at Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park this weekend, an idyllic ridge-top pastoral scene 1600 feet above sea level, I played paparazzi to some cows. This fellow stared me down until I moved away.

Up at Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park this weekend, an idyllic ridge-top pastoral scene 1600 feet above sea level, I played paparazzi to some cows. This fellow stared me down until I moved away.





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I think he has been having some problems with those flies refusing to pay rent.
You can't blame the critter for being pissed off - just look at all those flys.