I've just recently returned from a week of fall camping. I don't know what it is that I love more about camping once the kiddies are all back in school... The fact that the campgrounds are almost deserted or the cooler temps.
The weather turned out to be a lot cooler that I'd anticipated, but fortunately I'm an over thinker and I had packed plenty of fleeces along with a variety of winter garb.
With the abandoning of the campgrounds by the masses the birds have started to reclaim their territory. As usual the trip provided me with ample opportunities to photograph bird after bird and surprisingly enough i added a few new ones to my life list.
One morning I awoke to find a juvenile Great blue Heron strolling along our site which was right off of the lake...a scruffy gangly fella picking his way through the reeds as the rain fell. If i could only wake up that way everyday...but then it probably wouldn't seem as special.
I also realized that warblers in the fall are almost impossible to identify. They all sport lovely shades of brown and yellow...as plain and non descript as can be. They should have to be in their mating plumage all year round...just to make it easier.
I just can't get over how lucky I am...I see things that others miss...I wonder why?
What is it that allows me to capture these feathered beauties with my camera? Don't mis-interpret...I'm not saying that I take stunning, mind blowing pictures. I don't. But to me the pictures are special and my fellow birders love them too.
I have to vent a bit though...I'm starting hate the people that discredit my photo just because I finally managed to invest in a decent piece of glass. Just because I have a decent lens doesn't mean that it didn't take a hell of a lot of patience to get that shot.
Please! I managed to get really good pictures of a belted kingfisher! and if you've ever been led on a merry chase by these guys you know how hard it can be. Sorry. I guess I'm just cranky. People seem to suck these days and quite frankly I'm tired of it.
Everyday I fight the desire to move deep into the woods far away from civilization...I just want to take pictures and maybe once in a while post them to a forum to get that ego boost (let's face it we all need our ego's stroked once in a while).
Ah well such as life. my yard is overgrown and must be tended to...thank god the new TV season starts next week and I can catch up on my knitting
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