I have bird photos! So I was coming home from Target yesterday when I saw some birds on a road that runs parallel to mine. I live on a cul-de-sac but the next road over goes all the way through between two main roads so I drive it often. I don't generally see a lot of birds on this road, but once I saw a Bald Eagle eating roadkill there. That was cool. But what made me pull over this time was two Wood Storks, among other friends.
So on one side of the road, it looks like this. They've actually cleared it out some. I think because they're building a house just to the left of this picture. I stop here a lot and check the Willow trees for Viceroy caterpillars. This time, I found a Great Egret! I tried to get closer but I scared it and it flew away.
The other side of the street looks like this. You can see one of the Wood Storks and a White Ibis. To the left is a landscaping company my brother worked for in college, and on the right there's a house. If I'm going to keep pulling over, I may need to go introduce myself to these people.
Proof there were two Wood Storks!
The one Wood Stork actually let me get pretty close to it.
There were also some White Ibises hanging around. They'd been around all day. Mom saw them in the morning and I saw them when I left for Target. I realized I forgot something at the house, so I turned around and went back, then left again. So I drove by them three times and each time the whole flock would rise up and move over. They shouldn't have been so close to the road, anyway! But when I came back they were safely in someone's yard.
Speaking of Ibises, we had a flock at MOSI when I was volunteering the other day. I watched as they visited the base of each tree, pecking and foraging. I wonder if it's easier to find bugs in the dirt as opposed to grassy areas?
They were coming right for me! Don't worry, I resisted the urge to run headlong into their flock.
Now, this morning I was headed to the Super Target. I've been doing a lot of shopping for the kids at Joshua House where I also volunteer. As I got in the car, there were at least twenty little birds - some on the ground and some in the trees. A lot of them got scared and flew across the road, but one stayed in my tree. I think it (and the others) are Palm Warblers.
