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MELTING SNOW OBSCURES BIRDS
After our five inch snow fall a few days ago, rain and some warmer than expected temperatures brought the expected results,
melting snow.
My morning walk was a wet one. Activity along the my walking trail was very slow. After a mile or so, I finally heard rustling in the undergrowth but the noise makers were difficult to find. The snow had melted in some spots, leaving dark areas in the surrounding snow-covered vegetation.
I could see a bird or two flitting across the bright snow patches, then seeming to disappear into the bare, wet patches. It was just a matter of my eyes adjusting to the background, and finally I was able to find the birds after they dived into the exposed areas.
What did I find? Well, not much if, I were counting species, but on a fairly quiet day, a couple Song Sparrows and a Carolina Wren added some excitement to my walk. It was fun to watch them and to observe how easily the exposed ground helped camouflage the birds as opposed to when they were picking around in the snow.
Guess it doesn’t take much to amuse me…Good Birding!
Cheeps and Chirps!
Marjie Gemmell
To learn more about bird identification go to:
www.easybirdidentification.com
Posted by Marjie Gemmell
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