On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Weather: The last few days have been sunny and warm. I have heard about a little bit of frost in some locations, but have not seen any around our house. It got pretty windy today, with clouds starting to move in. Birds: Migration is still ongoing. We didn’t see too many waterfowl while out on … Read more
I heard about a pair of strange looking ducks on Swan Lake seen by the Natural History class and went down to check them out. The only odd bird I saw was a Mandarin Duck that I had seen previously. When I talked to Kitty LaBounty, the instructor for the naturalist course, we discovered that … Read more
I kept fairly busy with school stuff today and was trying to ignore the evening sunshine but finally gave in and went for a walk down to Totem Park. The tide was up fairly high, but going out. It was probably around the 9 foot level. Weather: Cloudy for most of the day, partial clearing … Read more
What caught my eye about this bird was the striking two toned bill. It also seemed to have darker plumage than I am used to seeing around here, especially at the end of its wings. My inclination is to think this is a California Gull in first winter plumage. However, I am not knowledgable enough … Read more
I didn’t get out much this weekend. It was pretty wet, and I thought I would try to get caught up on some of my photos. Now I am back to 3 months behind in the photojournal instead of close to 4 months. I only have a few scattered days of photos from June/July/August until … Read more
I managed to get on a walk down to Totem Park this morning, but otherwise did not spend too much time outside. Weather: Mostly clear this morning, with clouds moving in by early afternoon. There were small breaks in the clouds before overcast skies came to dominate by late afternoon. Rain held off until after … Read more