Yesterday was a beautiful spring day. Sunny and the temperature was in the high 60's. While the plan was to do some "active birding" at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Ar and I, in a blissfully aimless state, just went with the flow. And what flow was that, you may ask. After spending a morning in the field, (ministry, that is), we had lunch with our friends Sandy and Christine at Sandy's house, which is located in close proximity to the Arboretum. Close enough, in fact, that we were able to relax in her backyard and enjoy the birds coming to us! Otherwise known as "passive birdwatching"! While we saw many birds, some were already on our list. Others, such as the Ospreys and Swallows are here in the summer only, and therefore, could not be added to our list. Her neighbor's Muscovy ducks also paid us a visit. The concensus is still out on Frick and Frack, the two ducks we could not identify. There was nothing similar to them in any of our field guides! We have a photo and will keep you posted. So even though our list hasn't grown, we had a really nice afternoon. Thanks, Sandy, for your hospitality.Saturday, April 3, 2010
Passive Birdwatching
Yesterday was a beautiful spring day. Sunny and the temperature was in the high 60's. While the plan was to do some "active birding" at the Bayard Cutting Arboretum, Ar and I, in a blissfully aimless state, just went with the flow. And what flow was that, you may ask. After spending a morning in the field, (ministry, that is), we had lunch with our friends Sandy and Christine at Sandy's house, which is located in close proximity to the Arboretum. Close enough, in fact, that we were able to relax in her backyard and enjoy the birds coming to us! Otherwise known as "passive birdwatching"! While we saw many birds, some were already on our list. Others, such as the Ospreys and Swallows are here in the summer only, and therefore, could not be added to our list. Her neighbor's Muscovy ducks also paid us a visit. The concensus is still out on Frick and Frack, the two ducks we could not identify. There was nothing similar to them in any of our field guides! We have a photo and will keep you posted. So even though our list hasn't grown, we had a really nice afternoon. Thanks, Sandy, for your hospitality.
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Great blog San, I had a great time passively birding. Reminded me of our aimless days.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your great day. I think I have notice the ducks you described here in Miller's pond, I believe just two. They were odd looking, but cute.
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