# Field guide to the wall > A field guide to Square Town's 3D favicon wall — every animal, vehicle, weather event and seasonal visitor you can spot on the map, how rare it is, and when to look. Source: https://square.pov.town/field-guide Everything on this page happens on its own, on a schedule you can't see. **Common** things turn up many times an hour, **notable** ones a few times a day, **rare** ones maybe once a day if you're lucky. **Reactions** are caused by people: a purchase, a click, a kiss, an eviction. **Seasonal** visitors keep the calendar and your local clock — the wall knows your sunrise, your weather and your national day. Nothing here can be bought or triggered on purpose; you just have to be looking. The pictures are from the wall itself. ## In the sky

A flock of birds flying between the towers — **Birds** *common*Any timeA flock crosses the town, flapping and bobbing, its shadow sweeping the ground. They fade out at the edge of the map rather than vanish. Come autumn, watch for the big one below.

A striped hot-air balloon with a wicker basket over the wall — **Hot-air balloon** *notable*Any timeStriped envelope, wicker basket, burner, a passenger or two. Drifts across at rooftop height and dissolves at the map's edge.

Several hot-air balloons in the sky at once — **Balloon festival** *notable*Daytime · at most once a dayFour balloons up at once. A big-sky day.

A soft cloud shadow sliding over the wall — **Cloud shadow** *common*Daytime · more when it's cloudy where you areThe cloud is above you, out of frame; you see only its shadow slide over the towers and the ground.

A shooting star streaking over the town at night — **Shooting star** *common*NightA streak across the night sky, gone in a second. Wish for a $1 square.

A person on an empty cell flying a kite — **Kite** *common*Daytime · likelier when it's windy where you areSomeone stands on a free cell and flies a kite on a long string. Real wind at your location makes this more likely.

A red party balloon floating up and away — **Escaped balloon** *common*DaytimeA red party balloon that got away, string trailing, up and out of town.

A blimp towing a banner that reads square.pov.town — **Blimp** *notable*DaytimeSlow, silver, tows a banner. The banner says square.pov.town. Obviously.

A long V of migrating birds over the wall — **Migration** *seasonal*Sep–Nov, afternoons and eveningsA long V of birds heading south, well above the towers.

Fireworks bursting over the Throne at night — **Fireworks** *reaction*Night · after purchases and evictions, sometimes just becauseBursts over the Throne. Someone bought (or lost) a square after dark — or the town felt like celebrating.

A meteor coming down on the town — **Meteor** *rare*Any timeA fireball comes down, hits an empty cell and leaves a crater that slowly fades. Nobody was hurt.

Aurora curtains over the town at night — **Aurora** *rare*Some nightsCurtains of green and violet light hang over the town for a few minutes.

A flying saucer hovering over the town at night with a beam — **UFO** *rare*NightA saucer hovers over the town, beam and all. If the tortoise happens to be out, it gets beamed up — and dropped somewhere else.

## On the ground

A cat walking between the towers — **Cat** *common*Any timeWanders the lanes, sits for a bit, hops onto a low roof, naps, moves on. Owns the place.

Rabbits by a cluster of trees — **Rabbits** *common*Any timeA few rabbits at a tree cluster; one hops off on its own. Sometimes something else has the same idea.

A fox slinking through the town — **Fox** *rare*Any timeSlinks in, scatters the rabbits, slinks out.

A jogger running a loop through the lanes — **Jogger** *common*Any timeA loop through the lanes at a steady pace. Doesn't stop for anyone.

A person walking a dog on a lead — **Dog walker** *common*Any timeA person and a dog on a lead, at dog speed, which is to say: with stops.

A tortoise crossing the town — **Tortoise** *notable*Any timeVery slow. Very determined. Crosses the whole town eventually, and it is not to be hurried.

The tortoise sitting on the Throne tile — **Tortoise on the Throne** *rare*Any timeThe tortoise reaches the Throne, climbs on and takes it all in. Nobody evicts the tortoise.

A delivery van stopped by a tower with a parcel — **Delivery van** *reaction*After every purchase, and now and then anywayDrives the lanes to a square, drops a parcel, drives off. When you see it stop, someone just bought that square.

A crane swinging a beam next to a tower — **Crane** *reaction*Sometimes when a tall tower gets a clickA tower grew — someone clicked it — and a crane swings a beam next to it before packing up.

Window washers in a cradle on the tallest tower — **Window washers** *notable*Once there are towers of 3+ clicksA cradle goes up the tallest tower and the windows get done, floor by floor.

Two huge foot-shaped shadows walking across the town — **Giant** *rare*DaytimeYou never see the giant. You see two enormous foot-shaped shadows walk across the town, one careful step at a time.

A little for-sale sign on an empty cell with a bird on it — **For sale** *common*Any timeA little sign on an empty cell, a bird sitting on it. It's $1. Hint.

A bailiff at the door of a tower, furniture on the ground — **Bailiff** *reaction*EvictionsSomeone paid double. The bailiff walks up, the furniture comes out of the window, and shortly after the new owner's van arrives.

A bulldozer working along the edge of the wall — **Bulldozer** *reaction*When the wall unlocks a new ringThe wall filled to 70 % and grew: a bulldozer works its way along the new outer ring, clearing the ground.

A tower with all its windows glowing warm — **Kiss glow** *reaction*Whenever someone kisses an iconThe kissed tower's windows glow warm for a minute — on every open browser, not just the kisser's.

## In the water

A fish leaping out of a lake — **Jumping fish** *common*Any timeLeaps out of a lake in an arc and lands with a splash — one ripple going up, a bigger one coming down.

A line of ducks paddling across a lake — **Ducks** *common*Any timeA line of ducks paddles across a lake; one dives and comes up somewhere else.

Humps surfacing in the biggest lake — **Nessie** *rare*Any time · biggest lake onlySomething with humps surfaces in the biggest lake, looks around, and sinks. Nobody will believe you.

## Weather

Rain over the wall, wet ground and ripples on the lakes — **Rain** *notable*Also whenever it's raining where you areThe light drops, the ground goes wet and dark, ripples pepper the lakes. The wall checks the real weather at your location, so if it's raining outside your window, it's raining on the wall.

A rainbow standing over the wall after rain — **Rainbow** *after rain*When a daytime shower ends · 3D viewStands opposite the sun when the rain stops. Tilt into 3D to see it properly — from straight above an arc is just a line.

Snow falling on the wall, white ground and snowmen by the trees — **Snow** *seasonal*December, or when it's snowing where you areSnow settles, the ground turns white and snowmen appear by the trees.

Fog banks over the lakes at dawn — **Fog** *notable*Early morning, 5:30–7:30Fog banks lie over the lakes as the town wakes up, then burn off.

The town going dark in the middle of the day during an eclipse — **Eclipse** *rare*Around middayThe sun goes dark for half a minute, the windows come on in the middle of the day, and then it passes.

## Calendar and clock

Warm sunrise light over the town, birds leaving the trees — **Sunrise** *daily*At your real sunriseA warm flare and the birds leave the trees — timed to the actual sunrise where you are. The sun on the wall follows your local clock all day.

Fireworks and lights at midnight — **Midnight** *daily*00:00 local · bigger on New Year's EveThe town marks midnight. On New Year's Eve it goes all in.

A national flag flying on the Throne — **National day** *seasonal*Your country's national dayA flag flies on the Throne on your country's national day — worked out from where you are.

Hearts floating up from the squares — **Hearts** *seasonal*14 FebruaryHearts float up from the squares all day. Kiss an icon while you're at it.

Pumpkins at the doors of the towers — **Pumpkins** *seasonal*Halloween week, 24–31 OctoberPumpkins at the doors.

String lights along the tower roofs — **Christmas lights** *seasonal*1–26 DecemberString lights along the roofs of the towers.

## The residents

Favicon towers of different heights on the wall — **Towers** *always*Tilt into 3D (or press 3D)Every favicon is a tower, tinted with the icon's own colours; its height is its click count. Click a tower and it grows, for everyone, immediately.

Tower windows lit at night — **Windows at night** *nightly*After dark, your local timeWindows come on one at a time through the evening — someone comes home, someone goes to bed — and go off again around dawn.

Trees and a lake on empty cells — **Trees and lakes** *always*Empty cellsCells nobody has bought grow trees and pool into lakes. Buy one and the tree goes; that's the deal.

The gold Throne tile in the middle of the wall — **The Throne** *always*Middle of the wallThe 4×4 gold tile at the centre. $100 to claim, and the price doubles every time someone is evicted from it.

The wall seen from straight above, the classic pixel-wall view — **The wall from above** *always*Press 2DTop-down it is the classic pixel wall — favicons on a grid, $1 each. Everything on this page still happens; you just see the shadows.

Spotted something that isn't here? It's probably new — the town gets more life every week. Tell us at [/contact](/contact) and we'll add it. ## FAQ ### How often does something happen on the wall? Almost constantly. The town runs three lanes at once — something in the sky, something on the ground, something in the water — each starting on its own clock, so there is usually at least one thing moving. Common events recur within minutes; notable ones a few times a day; rare ones roughly daily, and only if their conditions are met (night, midday, the right season). See [how it works](/how-it-works) for the whole picture. ### Can I trigger an event? Only the reactions. Buying a square sends the [delivery van](#on-the-ground) (and fireworks after dark); kissing an icon makes its windows glow; an eviction brings the bailiff; clicking tall towers sometimes calls the crane. Everything else is on the town's own schedule — there is no button, and [$1 buys a square](/pricing), not the weather. ### Does the wall really use my local weather? Yes. Your location comes from the network edge (no permission prompt, nothing stored), and the wall checks the real forecast every few minutes: rain, snow, cloud cover, wind and your sunrise time all feed the scheduler. If it is raining outside, it is raining on the wall. Details in the [privacy policy](/privacy). ### Why can't I see the rainbow? It only appears after a daytime shower and only in the tilted 3D view — from straight above, a standing arc is just a line. Press the **3D** button bottom-right when the rain stops.