Finding new-to-me, old places around here to spot wildlife in, is easier than I thought it would be.
Is this a cautionary tale about taking the area close to home for granted? Or should I just lean into the gratitude I have for living in this most precious environment and sharing it with some delightful critters - whether I see them (or look for them) on a daily basis or not?
Today I woke to sunshine - honest to goodness, warm and wonderful, bright and shiny rays of light not punctuated by loud drops or grey drizzle! I celebrated it by jumping up and heading outside to find out who else might be soaking it up.
Dodd Reservoir is a bit like a large pond sandwiched between someone's house and a moderately trafficked intersection. Yet, everytime I have driven by here, I have seen some kinda wonderful bird poking around in the reeds, balancing on the frozen top in winter, overflying with friends... And while I didn't expect to see the eagle I spotted 2 weeks ago, I was ok sitting and waiting to see who did show up.
Pelicans did!!!!
(Yes, strangely we have pelicans in land-locked Colorado. They are our biggest bird with their 9' wingspan.)
Some of my favorites from this weekend:
1 comment:
It was lovely way to start the day. Great to see those flying dinosaurs close up.
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