Looking outside over the cityscape and skyscrapers of
Richmond in the rain today, I have to reminisce about the wonderful weekend we
had: the weather was glorious and the company (family) was glorious. It was Easter weekend and that absolutely contributed
to the great mood and atmosphere. Having
too many recreational choices: hiking, biking or sailing (you guessed right we
are not great church people in our family), we settled on a good hike in
Newport News Park. I brought the camera
and concentrated on wildlife (bird) photography.
There were plenty of cool birds to be found. While my wife and I are birdwatchers, we took
the dogs this time, and it is almost impossible to look through a pair of
binoculars while a dog is tugging on the leash that is in your other hand. Thank goodness our daughter was visiting, so
I had my hands free to take pictures.
During our walk in the park we ran into a group of birdwatchers. I forgot what the group is called, but I am
sure they have the words “Hampton Roads” and “Birdwatchers” or “Birdwatching”
in the name. It seems that they meet
every first and third weekend in Newport News Park (I think at 7 am), rain or
shine to go bird watching. We met them
at the end of their bi-monthly trip and they reported to us that they had seen
73 different species. Not bad for a Sunday
morning, or for the park. Birdwatchers
are generally a great group of people, they are almost always willing to talk
and just our inquiry, asking them if they had seen something interesting,
resulted in a conversation that lasted at least 20 minutes. I really think that is the case globally.
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