Sam, Jack, and I visited a place called “Country Loop Road” yesterday to see their resident “uncommon” birds – The Bewick’s Wren and the Harris’s Sparrow. This is not the only place you can see them of course but its one of the closer places to Central Arkansas. The Bewick’s was a no show but several Harris’s Sparrows were in the area. Here is a shot of one.
I noticed the Moon encroaching on Jupiter’s personal space so I took a picture.
Sunday afternoon, Angie, Sam and I took off for Magness Lake to see the swans. We saw them but honestly I was kind of disappointed. In visits past, I’ve seen Trumpeter, Tundra, and Mute Swans as well as Canada and Cackling Geese and Snow and Ross’s Geese all in one visit. Today there was none of that. We saw Trumpeter Swans, Mallards, Bufflehead and Ring-necked Duck and not much else. However, it was a sunny day and the temperature was acceptable. If I don’t make it back this year, it was a good way to spend an afternoon but I will try to make it back again before they leave. Below are some pictures, click to enlarge.
