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Sandhill Crane
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Spring is well underway - finally! - which means more time outdoors looking
for birds and any other wild critters that happen along. An otter
here, a muskrat there. Migratory birds we are always pleased to
glimpse on their journey further north or west. Migratory birds that
stay in southcentral Alaska such as Sandhill Cranes and American
Robins. All the fauna, big and small, we've been out and about looking
for them.
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Yellow-rumped Warbler
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A few days ago I realized I'm not often reaching for my camera or my
phone these days. I'm not regularly trying to capture things to either
post here or save to my laptop or keep on my phone for occasional
perusal. Perhaps without realizing it, I've been choosing to be more
in the moment, more mindful of what is in front of me rather than worrying
about getting a clear image for later.
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| wood frog |
This dawned on me after spending the
afternoon at a local lagoon with my husband. We saw lots and lots of
birds including a flock we spent a good deal of time trying to identify
(we're 97-ish% sure they were Whimbrels). More important by far than
photographing them was spending a warm & sunny day with my husband,
having lovely conversations with other birders, and simply enjoying the
birds doing what birds do. I ought to do this more
often.
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| Belted Kingfisher |
For this post I'm including photos taken in previous rambles.
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immature Red-necked Grebe
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