More Visits to Ponds

The Great Egret has been gone for over a week. One Great Blue Heron patrols the far pond. Shoveler Ducks have been obvious on a couple of the slowly drying ponds. We generally see at least two American Kestrels and one Red-shouldered Hawk. There is an occasional mockingbird and often a flock of Meadow Larks around. Crows from 1 to 30 patrol the area. Today there were Cedar Waxwings well away from a good photo, but there nevertheless.

Then there are the LBB (Little Black and Little Brown birds) "chisme birds." They often come out of nowhere. Sometimes they are clearly grackles or starlings. But I didn't know the chisme birds today. They sat in the tree and "gossiped" - probably about me.

I love these rag-tag ponds, but the minimal rain we have gotten will not be enough for the birds. It is time for some rain.

Posted on February 14, 2018 01:21 AM by alflinn329