Bradenton, FL
This morning, I walked down to the river in search of the Bald Eagle. What did I find? A black goose with a white head, sitting on the dock, and preening. From a distance, with blurry vision, and only the upper portion visible, it would look like an eagle…to someone who wanted to see an eagle. My mother used to tell me, “If you think you see something uncommon and it looks like something common, it’s probably something common.” When something like this happens, it shakes my confidence as a bird watcher. But then, she also told me that every birder is entitled to mis-identify a small plane as a hawk once in a lifetime. Kelly and I had a good laugh. I made her promise to not use this in any comedy routine until everyone has a chance to hear my side of the story first. I’m now fair game.
Kelly took her mother to see the trailer today while I sat at Pat’s house and did computer work. Later, they went to a movie and did some shopping. It was a hard day for both of us and we were very happy to go home.
Kelly took her mother to see the trailer today while I sat at Pat’s house and did computer work. Later, they went to a movie and did some shopping. It was a hard day for both of us and we were very happy to go home.
Love the picture. So what are the birds? Geese?
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