When my fingers are sufficiently sore from practicing
mandolin, I return to my August “chore” of sorting and filing photographs from
the past year.
I’ve always grouped
photos by date and locale, but this summer I’m undergoing a major project to
create an additional filing of past bird photographs, grouped by bird name. It is great fun to go back through the years
and see progress in photos and field techniques.
My favorite photos are usually NOT the rare migrants,
or the new lifers found in fields far from home. Instead, I most like photos of the common
birds of the Texas upper gulf coast. I
especially love watching them go about their lives; giving me glimpses into the
common behaviors we humans so share with the feathered ones.
Even though I chased spring migrants this past April
and May, blogging a bit about my daytrips, it is this set of photographs, of a
Willet with her shrimp dinner, that are my favorite.
Dinner is found:
My favorite photo, watching this Willet as she swings the
shrimp up and out and around:
The swing-technique would end by catching the shrimp mid-body:
And the epicurean delight would begin:
And repeat:
Don’t we all recognize these facial expressions from
eating really great food?
And then the expression I know so well: I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!
Have a birdy day (or at least enjoy some really good food)!
I always knew shrimp is good for dinner!
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