bird sightings
It was a really dreary, rainy day last week when I happened to look out the front window and see a goldfinch on our birch tree.
Unfortunately, my camera batteries had run out and I had to recharge them before I could take any photos. But I was fortunate in that the finch decided to stay on the tree for a while. This gave me enough time to get my batteries recharged.
and in large.
It isn’t perfectly in focus, unfortunately, but close. It is an improvement over the last photo I took with my zoom lens of a moving object (the squirrel) so I figure I’m making progress.
I’ve been seeing lots of birds when I go for my walks too. Last week was particularly exciting because I saw a woodpecker about 5 feet from where I was standing! I got to watch her for a few moments as she ate bugs and pecked at a birch tree.
I also saw a gorgeous hawk. Scared all of the other birds away, of course, but was infinitely graceful and elegant. Big white belly on that hawk. Really quite pretty.
And then just yesterday I saw 2 white herons. It is amazing how much they stand out from the land and water. Every other bird is kind of camouflaged, but not them. I guess maybe they are at the top of the food chain and thus don’t need the disguise.
Lots of ducks and geese and lots and lots of robins on the ground. You can tell it is really spring here with all of the robins.
Oh, and the lake has officially thawed. It no longer has this huge patch of ice on it like it did on Friday.
I have enjoyed seeing these changes in the lake and watching the birds. It might be a bit mundane, but there just isn’t a whole heck of a lot of exciting stuff going on in my life right now. And each one of these things really did perk up my day when it happened. So, I decided it was blog worthy.
Ern says:
What fun! I love spring. Everything is emerging and fresh and new.
Squirl says:
Birds are always blog-worthy. I saw a bald eagle fairly close on Sunday. That was exciting to me. I just have been running around too much to get pictures of things (not the eagle, unfortunately) up on Flickr and then blog about them.
We’re going on vacation starting Saturday. I haven’t said much about it as we didn’t know until today exactly where we were going. We’ve now rented a placed in Sedona, AZ for a week. I’m really looking forward to getting away for a while.
Oops, this was supposed to be about you, not me. Thanks for the bird pic. So glad you’re getting to see so many good ones.
Amber says:
Very neat, Danielle.
I have been seeing quite a few finches outside this week, too.
I am very excited about the weather turning for the better.
kerri anne says:
Anything Spring is definitely “blog worthy.” And finches are fun, too!