On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Bird Notes and Observations
There were hundreds of gulls down in and around the mouth of Indian River this afternoon. This is certainly an unremarkable occurance to anyone familiar with this area, but I did notice some strange calls coming from the flocks that I thought were worthy of mention. Unfortunately (for my curiousity) I was engaged in conversation … Read more
It was a busy day with little time to go for a walk or spend time sitting outside. Weather: It was overcast throughout the day. The ceiling varied, it seemed that most of the day the mountain peaks were visible, but on at least one occasion I noticed that Gavan Hill was shrouded in clouds … Read more
Weather: The forecast for overcast finally came to be. Today there were only a couple of small breaks in the clouds. When I went for a walk this afternoon, there was a breeze out of the southwest. There were a few very light sprinkles; not even enough to make anything begin to get wet. Although … Read more
Many people (myself included) find Gull identification to be challenging. Even some species of pure adults can be difficult, so adding in the various hybrids that occur as well as up to 4 years of changing plumages as the birds mature makes things even harder. I have recently decided to make an effort to learn … Read more
Weather: It was partly cloudy this morning when I woke up. When I left the house a little before 8am, it looked like there was an overcast off shore that might move over town as the day went on. There were also some clouds over the mountains, but it was mostly blue sky right over … Read more
Deer Sign (browsing) Another day with plenty to do and not much time outside except when I had someplace else to be. Weather: Mostly cloudy today. Pretty much a flat overcast, but there was an occasional patch of blue sky. There seemed to be a light breeze out of the south this morning. There was … Read more