Wow, what a relief that whole "Rapture" thing didn't work out. Must have been a minor miscalculation. Birdocuple's grateful, though. We LIKE the world. We want to conserve it, and preserve it, and explore it a whole lot more.
Mostly, preserve what's left of it - like this beautiful Dickcissel, singing for all he's worth from a telephone wire on a beautiful late May afternoon over on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Now what's wrong with that? Seemed pretty rapturous to us!
Here he is again:
Handsome fellow, yes?
As Birdcouple's regular visitors will know by now, Warren - with Lisa's full indulgence - is doing a mini "Big Year" in Maryland, trying to see 280 species in the state this year. So far, the number is 236. (Thanks, Mr. Dickcissel, for showing up today). It's a lot of fun, very educational and just a bit zany.
We've seen a lot of beautiful sights this spring that thankfully (man-made hazards and wacky end-of-time predictions notwithstanding) are still with us:
Lesser Yellowlegs...
Willet
Tree Swallow. Yup, we're still here....
Thanks for being here, Princess!
3 comments:
I only ever got a hazzy view of a Dickcissel many years ago so nice to see one up close. Good to see the Maryland list rising.
Best wishes to the loving couple.
So glad you are still there! I am still here also and have been equally busy with birds and things! I hope your hubby reaches his goal. It looks like he will! I would love to see a Dickcissel myself!
I forgot about the whole end of the world prediction last week.I meant to set my alarm clock early so I could get more things done just in case. Nice set of photos-especially the Dickcisel which I've only heard fly over and never seen. Good luck on your list.I imagine it will get more difficult when you move into the final stretch.-Maybe the Big year Movie will come out to inspire you for the final push.
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