We started our morning walk almost in the dark. This park is fairly deserted some mornings so we walked in the open as the sun rose.
Crows called from atop a light.
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers made a racket in one of the native pecans growing not too far from the river.*
A woodpecker's staccato could be heard, but not seen.
Two dogs wandered into the open** baseball diamond and ran round and round until collapsing on the ground - exhausted by the chase.
Some days are almost too lovely.
NOTES:
* Did you know that Scissor-tailed Flycatchers roosted in large groups (premigratory) at the end of the summer? I did not. I have never seen this behavior before today. It's another little benefit of more time in the wild and a changed attention. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scissor-tailed_Flycatcher/lifehistory
**Normally the fields are locked. We do not let the dogs off-leash in the park (although others do) because there are too many people and dogs in the park and ours cannot be trusted (and there is a river nearby). We also pick up after our dogs. Anyway, they loved the run. Don't tell!
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| Starlight...and dawn. |
Crows called from atop a light.
Scissor-tailed Flycatchers made a racket in one of the native pecans growing not too far from the river.*
A woodpecker's staccato could be heard, but not seen.
Two dogs wandered into the open** baseball diamond and ran round and round until collapsing on the ground - exhausted by the chase.
Some days are almost too lovely.
NOTES:
* Did you know that Scissor-tailed Flycatchers roosted in large groups (premigratory) at the end of the summer? I did not. I have never seen this behavior before today. It's another little benefit of more time in the wild and a changed attention. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Scissor-tailed_Flycatcher/lifehistory
**Normally the fields are locked. We do not let the dogs off-leash in the park (although others do) because there are too many people and dogs in the park and ours cannot be trusted (and there is a river nearby). We also pick up after our dogs. Anyway, they loved the run. Don't tell!
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