Upland Sandpiper. Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana
In the spirit of Unemployment, I am beginning my morning with some Jim Beam Rye in my coffee. This seems like a proper way to celebrate Thursday.
Today, I offer you no cohesive theme whatsoever, but I do like all of these photos. The sandpiper was one of only 2 out of god-knows-how-many that I saw over the summer (love that prairie) that allowed for close approach. They are life-enhancing birds.
Yellow-winged Tanger. Chavarrillo, Mexico.
This is one of the many Yellow-winged Tanagers that dropped by our hawk counting tower and provided some extra entertainment. They seem well adapted to towns and are easy to come by...maybe one will pop into Texas some day.
Great Blue Heron. San Francisco, CA.
This bird was foraging at the Sutro Baths, ruins of an old bathhouse right on the beach.
TOAD. Chavarrillo, Mexico.
A toadular creature. I have no idea what sort (TELL ME). There were a few living in a little watering hole for livestock outside of town.
Sandhill Crane. Camas National Wildlife Refuge, ID.
I stopped at Camas last May on my way to North Dakota. I had never heard of the place before, but it was full of birds that wanted me to observe the crap out of them. A few cranes were hanging around, including one on a nest.
