I saw a suspiciously agitated swirl of pigeons over the TTU campus this
morning, and sure enough a peregrine falcon flew out of it (w/o lunch).
Later today, my first dark-eyed junco in the yard.
On another note, I love how the most common birds never fail to fascinate me.
This afternoon a blue jay flew into my yard, and lay down, I mean just sprawled
out, belly-down, on the ground. It spread its wings and tail feathers, fluffed
it neck and back feathers, and just basked in the sun and warmth for a while.
Its feathers, in the light, were just stunning. Wish I had a camera.
Bill Wenthe
