Oriole at the End of Summer
Hi all,
That shot seems like a pleasant way to start off this post. In fact, it feels like a good way to wind down the summer. I just put the NovaBird remote camera out and let it go to town. (Use the "Photo Library" link below to see more oriole pics, etc.) I don't know... Maybe it's the ornery political season, or perhaps it's the weather, but today it just felt like it's been a long haul through the Dog Days and I wasn't in the mood for fussing, so I stuck the remote camera out and forgot about it.
And that might just be a good topic for the rest of this post. For whatever reason, there are times when backyard birding just ain't very high on the agenda. I read all the other birding blogs and am usually dialed right into the bloggers' enthusiasm. But occasionally I (like many people) get "birded" out. The attitude is probably something along the lines of, Yeah, I fed the birds, now leave me alone... I've got XYZ to do..." And ultimately, that might just be backyard birding's most enticing feature - you can toss $1 or $2 worth of seed in the feeders and not feel guilty walking away and paying attention to something else. But I defy you to blow $30,000 on a boat and not feel guilty for every second that you're not swabbing her deck. Put bluntly, feeding the birds is a cheap but subtle, and deeply rewarding diversion. When all is said and done, it's kind of funny how we spend our days... We work ourselves half crazy, and try to "play" out the other half. It's almost as if all of adulthood is the end of a too-long summer, and the birds have been watching the entire show. Fall will be superb this year...
See you by the feeders,
CapeCodAlan
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