It sounded like a thousand birds, but when I finally roused myself from bed to look out the window, I only counted fifteen lined up along the edge of the roof. They were learning to fly.
One by one they would take the great leap, swoop down low, and flap like mad to make it back up to the roof-line and their siblings. I can’t imagine that leap and the faith that your wings will bear you up.
Eventually they all made the short flight down to the lower roof, and eventually I woke up enough to think of grabbing my camera. From the lower roof, they made the much longer flight to the tree where they have been singing for much of the day.
These pictures are a bit blurry as they were taken through the bug-screen on my window.
When was the last time you took a deep breath and a leap of some kind?
Canadian geese can be pests (and create a mess), but when they take their little family out for a walk in the park, it can be quite fun to watch.
These geese used a lot of teamwork in watching the babies. There were a total of 6 adults, 4 were watching the babies. The other two acted like teenagers, making noise, running around, and hitting up the humans for bits of their dinner.
It reminded me of watching a kindergarten class on an outing to the park.
I takes a lot of attention to keep track of this many little ones.
This one looks to me like she is sending her little ones out into the world, and a little nervous about it.
This mallard got mad when the geese invaded his territory.
This weekend was gorgeous. We had record breaking highs to accompany the crowds at the street fair, and plenty of sunburn to go around. With the wonderful weather came the pollen, and the allergies. (And the sinus headache.)
Last night it rained. It was such a relief: the water cleaning the air and leaving everything feeling fresher, crisper, the colors are brighter, the streets washed clean (ok, well not so much the Ave).
This morning Mom and I went for a stroll and we discovered this little critter out for a stroll as well.
He was seriously out in the middle of traffic – well foot traffic anyways.
Look closely at his shell (you might have to click to enlarge). It’s so translucent you can see what look like blood vessels inside. Any biology experts out there know for sure whether snails have blood vessels in their shells?
What is wrong with me? Why am I taking pictures of slimy things?
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