I went by Cook’s Landing Friday afternoon to look for the Cackling Geese and Mute Swans that Donna Haynes had reported earlier. The geese were easy to spot, near the first parking lot, milling around with about 40 Canada Geese. See pictures below. The swans were a little harder, they had migrated across the Arkansas River to the Little Rock side. Fortunately, Karen Holliday was there and recovered them. Being across the river, they were too far for the camera. I hope you enjoy these cacklers.
Rufous Hummingbird 2/13/2011
I spent part of the last day of my 52nd year at the Haynes house shooting their wintering hummingbird. When he first arrived in October, it was debatable whether he was a Rufous or an Allen’s but all doubt has been dispelled. Sam and I rode with the obliging Boyles’. He made two visits in the hour we were there, approximately 20-30 minutes apart. Year bird number 105 for me.
Snow Day 2/5/2011
Good snow days are not common in Central Arkansas. Many is the winter where we get one snow the entire winter. Then it melts quickly. However, on Saturday the 5th of February we had the best of all worlds. A moderate snowfall, but the roads were clear, and then on a Saturday the sky was mostly clear. So I packed up the camera and went to Two Rivers Park to see what I could shoot. I think we got about two inches and it was mostly gone by the next day but I was able to walk around perhaps the only person in the park. I hope you enjoy these.
