For a week that was supposed to bring rain everyday, we certainly had some good weather. We experienced a few sprinkles here and there, but overall, it was fine. Maybe not the bluest of skies, but we were happy just to be there breathing in the fresh air and enjoying the countryside.
This heron stood quietly by the creek, unbothered that we were there. Is "unbothered" a word? Spellcheck doesn't think so, but spellcheck doesn't think spellcheck is word either. Oh, I don't care. He was unbothered and spellcheck is dumb anyway. :) (I just checked... Merriam Webster lists both, so that's that.)
There was a good-sized population of Moorhens in the canal.
Here is one that seemed to be sunning itself on the bank of the canal.
The ever-present Rose Mallow. I couldn't resist taking pictures of them because of the way they turned their heads to face the sun throughout the day.
Suddenly, we hit a roadblock! So much traffic!
Crouched in the weeds, as if to hide from me. I didn't see you, dear egret. Promise.
There were two lovely giants there. These Trumpeter Swans are huge compared to the Mute Swans we see here in Connecticut.
I would love to know what kind of bird this is. I couldn't find anything that looked like it in my bird ID field guides.
Yellowlegs danced in the shallow ponds
This Double-Crested Cormorant stood perched on a stump
Another egret was fishing.
It was a short day for us. We were both tired of being the car, so we headed back to the hotel, offloaded our photos, and watched a little TV. That ended our fourth day.
Until next time. See you soon.
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