Thanks for sharing these Abert Essays- Sometimes I'd catch a bird mid-flight and I wonder what they're thinking. Hope your week is off to a great start. :)
Anytime I am able to watch a Great Blue, whether it is only a glimpse from a car window or watching one ever so slowly , stalk along a shoreline. It is always magical. I saw my first one of the season just this morning in ‘freeze frame’ on a large boulder. You are right. Nature does not give us a moment to fumble with a camera or take a phone out of a pocket. So, I appreciate you trying to capture the moment just to share with us. The only times the moment is ruined, is when I might say to a friend in a whisper; look over there, a Great blue. And the response, without even a glance , “I’ve seen one before “. Note to self, hmm…
No muskrats here. We are at 8700'. Our wetlands were formed by beaver, but then the beaver were hunted out of here in the late 1800s. Lots of ducks, geese, turtles, snakes, and little fish. We would the beaver to wander back this way.
Thanks for sharing these Abert Essays- Sometimes I'd catch a bird mid-flight and I wonder what they're thinking. Hope your week is off to a great start. :)
Thank you! They are fun to research and write. I hope you subscribe! Another bird next post.
Anytime I am able to watch a Great Blue, whether it is only a glimpse from a car window or watching one ever so slowly , stalk along a shoreline. It is always magical. I saw my first one of the season just this morning in ‘freeze frame’ on a large boulder. You are right. Nature does not give us a moment to fumble with a camera or take a phone out of a pocket. So, I appreciate you trying to capture the moment just to share with us. The only times the moment is ruined, is when I might say to a friend in a whisper; look over there, a Great blue. And the response, without even a glance , “I’ve seen one before “. Note to self, hmm…
So true! The creatures are so fascinating when we stop and pay attention.
Have you seen muskrats?
No muskrats here. We are at 8700'. Our wetlands were formed by beaver, but then the beaver were hunted out of here in the late 1800s. Lots of ducks, geese, turtles, snakes, and little fish. We would the beaver to wander back this way.
Thanks for your reply. I just found your Substack. So glad for that!🌱