Adventures in Birding

#76

I had a nightmare come true today. Recently I've been dreaming about birding. It happens when I become obsessed with a hobby - I'll inevitably start dreaming about it. Like two nights ago, I dreamed I was taking photos of hummingbirds that were coming right up to my camera! Great dream, right? But when I pushed down on the shutter button on my camera, nothing would happen! I had to really concentrate to try to take a photo (sort of like dreaming about running or flying).

This morning I went out birding, and when I tried to take a photo of a bird, I pressed down and nothing happened! It turns out my memory card was full. Maybe I was having prophetic dreams... Weird.

Anyway, I did get one new bird today, #76, Fox Sparrow. They're a migratory bird, as they typically spend Summers farther north, like in Canada. If I'm lucky, I can spot them while they pass through! They have a very reddish-brown color in my area, so they're pretty easily spotted even when they're just flying past, but I did get a good look at one through binoculars today, too.

I also visited Tuscarora SP and saw a juvenile Bald Eagle. For a little while, I thought it was possibly a Golden Eagle (a friend spotted one near that location a couple weeks ago) but it was a Bald Eagle, which are really typical in that area. Very fun to see! I love seeing Bald Eagles! No matter how many I see, I'm still in awe of them.

I just hope I remember to start deleting old photos off my memory card so I don't run out of room again!