…in full bloom.
A paradise for hummingbirds.
A paradise for hummingbirds. This is Henry
…practicing thinking in English.
It’s exhausting.
It’s exhausting. Kingfishers
Kingfishers are birds that fish. They perch at the edge of a stream, canal, or lake, and crash dive onto unsuspecting minnows. There are three kingfishers native to the U.S. One of them, the Belted Kingfisher is ubiquitous; it lives all over North America. The other two, the Ringed and Green Kingfishers are only found way south in the U.S. Kingfishers can be a little spooky, so I don’t get very close to them for photos. Here is a Ringed Kingfisher, the largest of the three, from a great distance, coming in for a landing.
And here he is a few minutes later, carrying off his prize from a successful crash-dive from that perch he was just on.
I could blow the pictures up more so you could get a better look at him, but they’d just get all grainy:
And here he is a few minutes later, carrying off his prize from a successful crash-dive from that perch he was just on. I could blow the pictures up more so you could get a better look at him, but they’d just get all grainy: Fitbit
Every once in a while, Fitbit makes an award in recognition of some exercise accomplishment. Today, Fitbit awarded Judy her Serengeti badge. Since she started wearing the Fitbit, Judy has logged 500 miles. That’s the equivalent of walking across the Serengeti. Walk a few thousand steps each day and the miles add up! Go Judy.
Last Sunday
The Great Annual Parrot Hunt. Brownsville in the afternoon. The sun sets. A hundred red-crowned parrots fly in to roost. In the fast fading light, try to pick out any other kinds of parrots from the swirling squawking mass. Fifteen minutes of light left. Go. 
Red-crowned.
Lilac-crowned.
Yellow-headed.
White-fronted.
Red-lored
Time’s up! Lights out.
Red-crowned. Lilac-crowned. Yellow-headed. White-fronted. Red-lored Time’s up! Lights out.