Got the shed cleaned up and organized.
The sound of a quiet walk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEXVPe7W89c If you happen to be walking with five hundred black-bellied whistling ducks, a few black-necked stilts, green-wing teal, ruddy ducks, and northern shovelers.
Don’t you hate it when.
You get caught with your eyes closed when someone takes your picture? The poor unfortunate Canvasback. He’s just not that photogenic. He can’t seem to take a picture without blinking at just the wrong moment.
Really, he has nice red eyes.
But over and over, he blinks just as the shutter snaps.
You won’t catch the Ring-necked duck in an unflattering blink.
Really, he has nice red eyes. But over and over, he blinks just as the shutter snaps. You won’t catch the Ring-necked duck in an unflattering blink. It’s official
I’m an old guy. Today, I got my first Social Security payment. Social Security is no longer a check in the mail; the payment went straight to our checking account by direct deposit. Now we’re living on the government dole. (except for that part where I’m still working)
Out on a walk
This nice little female Green Kingfisher flew in to the brush right next to me.
That was really cool. It’s not a common bird and there aren’t very many places in the U.S. to even see it. The Green Kingfisher is the smallest of the three kingfishers in North America. It’s less than 9” long. That’s smaller than a meadowlark! The male looks like this:
That was really cool. It’s not a common bird and there aren’t very many places in the U.S. to even see it. The Green Kingfisher is the smallest of the three kingfishers in North America. It’s less than 9” long. That’s smaller than a meadowlark! The male looks like this: