This morning I woke earlier than usual (6:00 AM!) and could not go back to sleep. Shortly thereafter, I received some sad news from home regarding a friend, and I was immensely grateful that today was a day with no concerts or rehearsals. I decided to take some time to myself before breakfast, bundled up (it was just under 30°), and went out with my camera and binoculars in search of birds.
I quite enjoy bird watching, and this morning did not disappoint. Less than 5 minutes out and I found this guy in a little canal behind the hotel.
He's a Great White Egret. |
I passed a partially frozen pond (just to show how cold it was). |
And took a fun shot of some dried flowers in the early morning sunlight. |
My next bird stop was for a flock of fun little birds in the tit family. They looked very much like what we call chickadees in the States. I spent a good half an hour in the same spot taking picture after picture of these guys. I would get focused and line up my shot, only to have the cheeky thing take off right as I snapped the picture! I did have some success, though, after much perseverance. Here are the best of those.
Long-tailed Tit |
Varied Tit |
Varied Tit |
Long-tailed tit |
Long-tailed Tit |
Snow Grafitti |
Cheryl and Jan |
Our Fearless Leader |
Lois and David on the Never Ending Stairs |
We made it to the top! |
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Marquise, Me, and Derek back at the bottom of the trail |
Nice bird snaps. You look good! I'm glad you're having fun. BTW, those stairs look killer...
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