This is a post I began prior to my Mom going into hospital, I never really finished it but I'm going to use it for this weeks post until I get myself back up to snuff
Nov 8th, 2019
I normally start writing a post on Monday and it's done for posting on Sunday...I've been covered up with projects and I have done very little birding this entire week in fact I turned in one list to ebird in 7 days. Last weekend it rained on Sunday but my sis and I went out birding anyways! We did mostly car birding.
Next to some cotton fields we had lots of Palm Warblers! We had some Song Sparrow at this location as well.
Then we moved about 1 mile down the road to a sod farm my sis ran in and got permission for us to cruze around...it was raining pretty hard....we had about 7 horned larks on the ground...
Not a bird I see very often and a horrible photo thru car glass with drizzle.
Lots of Crow both Fish and American were about..
Lots of Crow both Fish and American were about..
We had a couple Hawks hunting from atop the irrigation machine....here is the Red Shouldered we spotted against a really dull sky....
Two large flocks of Red-winged Blackbirds moved away in the distance...
And we had a couple White Ibis out there in the fog also. This sod farm is just barely out of our county. We sighted other birds like American Kestrel, Turkey Vulture, and at least one Northern Harrier was there early on, but left after he saw us. This is a spot I want to return to on a sunny day.
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...and my post just ended there....we had an enjoyable outing but by the next day mom was quite ill...
My Mom Memory for this post is a day trip we made to Swan Lake And Gardens in
May of 2009, Swan Lake is in Sumter County southeast of us. Mom was only having to use a cane at that time, 10 yrs ago! This friendly Canada Goose decided to be Mom's pet for a while as we strolled around checking out the flowers, Swans, and other bird life of the garden...
..what a great memory.
PEACE
Every day is a new Adventure.
Hello, I think the Horned Larks should be showing up around here too, on the fields. Pretty shot of the Palm Warbler. Your Mom memory is the best, love the pet goose. Enjoy your day, wishing you a good week ahead!
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen...I'd love to have gotten a Horned Lark in my 5 mile radius but that didn't happen...I enjoyed seeing them all the same. I had some good laughs at Mom escorting that goose around...she enjoyed that day too.
DeleteIt gives me great pleasure to see those CANADA Geese making friends with your mom! Horned Larks are extremely common in the winter here. Once we get some decent snow they appear in large numbers along with Snow Buntings. Won't be long now.
ReplyDeleteHi David, I have never seen a Snow Bunting, so Im jealous...
DeleteYou did get some good bird shots even if the weather wasn't co operating. Just love the Mom memory and her friend the goose they usually aren't very friendly, it new she was an animal lover and could be trusted
ReplyDeleteHi Jo, Mom loved birds and all animals, we have a lot of deer and she would make the effort to get to the window to look out and watch them. I saw one in our field this morning, she was very dark in color as they now have their winter coats on.
DeleteI always grab shots even if the weather is dull, it's worth it! Nice to be able to get permission to have a look around the farm!
ReplyDeleteGeese are a law unto themselves I think, this one clearly enjoyed your mums company :)
Hi Pam and thank you. I think even a bad photo is better than no photo...so I put it up anyways. I love geese, and although they continue to do good I see a drop in the numbers around my area.
DeleteSondra, we get snow buntings in South Wales in Winter in fact one was spotted and photographed a few days ago. November is nearly always wet and dreary here, but the Winter Solstice is not far away.
ReplyDeleteHi Dave! I would love to see a Snow Bunting! They are sometimes seen here but it's always rare and not for long, I know Eileen up in MD has them regular in winter...who knows maybe soon I will see one! Our weather of late has been clear and sunny followed by a few days of gloomy and then a day of rain then back to sun, it's fairly predictable!
DeleteYou did get some good photographs …
ReplyDeleteI did enjoy reading 'the Mom memory' very special.
Take care.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan...yes we are missing her and it's not getting any easier and I don't expect it ever will.
DeleteSo great that memory. And good birding...get on out there as often as you can. Nature heals. You already know that. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteYes that is what I look forward to when we get all these last string of someone's life tied up in a nice neat bundle. Thank you for your comment Sallie.
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