Friday, July 17, 2020

You Have To Be Fast



A couple of mornings a week, I have been walking in a national wildlife refuge down along the Potomac River.  Dyke Marsh, is less than a 10-minute drive from home, at this time of the year I can put the top down and enjoy the wind blowing my hair.  There are few people on the trail, I wish more of them were being responsible, but still it is fairly easy to keep your distance and the open air is nice.  The Marsh is part of an ongoing wetlands restoration project.  For 300 years, it was a source of sand and gravel, with most of the area cleared and drained.  Left to its own, sand and gravel collect there, washed downstream at every storm.  A couple of barriers have been rebuilt, and the marsh is refilling with sand and stone, and the plants and animals are returning.  I have seen a lot of birds, and a couple of beavers. There are eagles nesting in the area, though I have not seen them on my walks, I have seen them soaring over the condo. 

For the birds, you have to be fast.  Take the picture fast, before the birds fly off to the next branch.  

Should I take up birding in my retirement?  

14 comments:

  1. Well you know what my answer would be!!! I love watching the birds here. I have upwards of 18 different types this summer. Yesterday a had 9 Blue Jays on the windows sill. Never saw that many at one time on the sill. And yes....you have to be ready and quick.

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    1. And have a long lens

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  2. Yes! SG and I took up birding when we lived in rural Connecticut. SO relaxing. We bought bird hike books that introduced to places we never would have seen otherwise. We keep talking about taking it up again here, but never do.

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    1. The cats watch the birds for you.

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  3. the cats watch the birds around here. they provide my girls with hours of fun, as do the squirrels. that marsh sounds interesting, however that name...uh, I think I would change it...

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    1. I wondered who would notice the name

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  4. I don't call myself a birder but, I do love watching them and photographing them.

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    1. It is fun, I can't see myself hiking through the woods for it

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  5. I watch the birds around our house and when we are in the car, but I haven't used our binoculars to see closer. I wonder why not?

    There is a small hole in the gable between our garage doors, and a black bird of some sort has made it his/her home for years. I see them flying in and out, peeking out to look around, feeding babies at the opening, etc. Quite entertaining and horribly messy. There is poop on the accent light that is below the opening. The light is in a black sconce, so the poop is quite visible. Also, there is poop running down the cedar siding.

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    1. I keep binoculars out on the terrace

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  6. Anonymous7/18/2020

    It's always interesting for me to watch birds. You can actually take up bird watching without being a full on birder or twitcher.

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    1. That’s as close as I will get

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