I had the pleasure of spending about an hour this morning with my friend
Jack, taking photos of this lovely bird.
I concur with Jack's assessment about the health of this bird, which did
not use it's left leg unless absolutely necessary for maintaining balance.
As Jack noted, it spent much of its time resting flat on the ground. It
flew well the few times it went up in to trees. It was also gorging itself
on numerous worms and insects, so it is eating just fine. Hopefully its
leg will heal soon.
Here are eight of my better photos from this morning. My little Canon
SX-50 can't compete with Jack's fine camera and lens setup, but I'm having
a ball with it.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/101538169@N05/sets/72157649960689443/
A 'lifer' two days in a row (White Wagtail & Blue Grosbeak) is a GREAT way
to end April.
Nels
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 2:32 PM, Jack Williamson <
jack.williamson.jr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This is the third time in a year for me that I've had the pleasure of
running into very a tame and photogenic vagrant.
I think this bird is injured though. I had the opportunity to observe it
for about an hour. It could fly just fine, but when it was on the ground
it would favor its left leg and would spend long intervals perched flat on
the ground not moving.
http://www.jack-n-jill.net/p227736425
