On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Animals
It was a blustery rainy day with temperatures in the 40s. Rain wasn’t steady, instead moving through in squalls, some of them fairly fierce as the day went on into night. I returned home from being out to a message from a fellow who had found a banded bird dead in his feeder. I called … Read more
I spent some time down at Totem Park this morning. I had hoped to get a picture of the Spotted Sandpiper that’s been around this winter, but by the time I arrived (a little before 9am), the tide was already out a fair bit. The bird has been seen as far up Indian River as … Read more
It was a bit frosty this morning as I got ready to head down to the radio station to record a conversation with last night’s speaker. I’m not sure when I will use it for a show, but I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to visit, since he was in town. By the … Read more
Temperatures were a bit lower than the past couple of days, though still warm for the season in the upper 40s. Around the central part of town, the rain held off until late this evening (though there were some sprinkles). I did drive out the road this afternoon, and it was raining out towards Starrigavan. … Read more
Today was the last day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, and I spent some time today doing a little birding. This morning I kept track of what I was seeing while on a walk through Totem Park, then this afternoon I spent some time ranging a bit further along the road system specifically looking … Read more
This morning dawned clear and cool, though by late morning temperatures were enough above freezing to start melting the frost on the car, even though it was in the shade. I think temperatures topped out in the low 40s, a pleasant temperature for mid-winter. Winds were calm through much of the day, and it seemed … Read more