Among these are the illusive woodland warblers, tiny little birds that you often hear but barely glimpse as they pass. But yesterday was an exceptional day. A Blackburnian Warbler, a striking little bird with a bright orange head, perched on a branch near me, flittered about and sang a whispery song that seemed to shake his whole body. 
Such a gift to our world. These are one of the many migrants that unite and brighten the globe with their journeys, in this case, as far south as southern Central America and northern South American in the winter, with some traveling as far north as Canada to summer breeding grounds.Taking care of our earth and its creatures means taking care of each other.
I am amazed at the beautiful close ups you get. I live just outside Vegas an we go to the Water Treatment center were many birds migrate for the winter. It is so fun to see, but very hard to see up close, even with binoculars.
ReplyDeleteThat is when a telescope comes in handy. I don't have one either but sometimes have had the pleasure of looking through one near by. I'm using a 50-300mm zoom lens. It was a clear sunny morning but the warblers were in the lower canopy near me. They are often higher in the trees so I felt very lucky.
ReplyDeleteCorrecting previous note. My lens is a 75-300mm.
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