Birding

Somehow my parents fell into becoming these amazing, semi-obsessive birders and every time they come and visit it encourages Andrew to continue the quest for one more elusive bird. I am NOT a birder, I'm not anti-birds, I love nature. I just get bored squinting through binoculars until my eyes water trying to tell the difference between little brown birds and debating weather their cap is red or rust, the shape of their wing bands and the size of their eye ring.
I do like hawks and eagles, I don't even mind ducks. So on occasion I can be talked in to going to Montezuma Wildlife Refuge, the local hotspot for waterfowl and birds of prey. Which is exactly what we did yesterday. I have to admit that my highlight was not the birds, but all the turtles I got to see. I even got to play with my Mom's digital and got some pretty cool pics, which she took home before I remembered to get them from her. I'm pretty sure they were all painted turtles. I'll post the pics when I get them. In the meantime here are what some of the other things we saw look like. (In order, Green Heron, American Bittern, Osprey)