By Leslie Kinrys
Leslie Kinrys has liked birds since her father put a Home Sparrow fledgling in her younger arms. She lives and birds in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with some journeys farther afield. She enjoys seeing all species of birds, however her favorites are hummingbirds.
Again in March, in Southwestern Florida, my husband (non-birder and good sport) and I drove to Huge Cypress Nationwide Protect. We traveled alongside Alligator Alley. There are all the time numerous birds to see on the way in which, particularly waders. We determined to cease at H. P. Williams Wayside Park. It is a great place for alligators, which we noticed that day. We determined to have a picnic lunch there. Sitting in a close-by tree, American Crows had been eyeing our sandwiches.
But it surely was a little bit warbler who joined us for lunch. A Palm Warbler, in breeding plumage, hopped onto the top of our desk. I believed that was uncommon habits as a result of warblers aren’t the kind of birds to strategy folks. The same old, pleasant sorts are chickadees, nuthatches, and a few woodpeckers.
This warbler stored coming nearer and nearer, watching us the entire time. I instructed my husband that it seemed prefer it was begging for meals. A crumb of bread had fallen on the desk. I flicked it in the direction of the hen and it wolfed it up. Then, it got here nearer and stared at us some extra. I don’t wish to encourage wildlife to beg for meals and I made a decision to disregard it. The warbler dropped below our desk and hopped round our ft, searching for extra crumbs, earlier than it flew off.
A feminine Pileated Woodpecker
We noticed a couple of extra birds alongside the boardwalk. We had an Osprey, Turkey, and Black Vultures, hovering overhead. A Purple-shouldered Hawk was crying because it hunted. A Pileated Woodpecker slipped by the timber. Then, it was time to go dwelling.
Observe: Palm Warbler cowl picture taken from Pexels, a web based supply of copyright-free photographs. Different photographs by the Kinrys household
