Eagles and other Birds

Brian Anderson, a friend who I haven't seen in many years, camped at Middle Fork on Thursday night. I told him about the bald eagles and where he might find their nest. He found it and took this photograph and video of a bald eagle flying around its nest

Here's a little overview of the video. First, you see a black speck in the sky, then you see a black bird with its wings unfolded, then the eagle is lost behind some trees, one of which it the tree with the nest, then it comes back into view and you can see its white head and you can hear it screeching, and then it lands in the top of a dead tree. 

 Meanwhile back at the "cabin" the geese were all lined up on the pond.....perhaps they were playing, "Follow the Leader."

This swallow built its nest on the gutter outside the shower house.

This wren found its way inside the cabin and in trying to find its way out, flew into the wall so hard that it lay limp on the floor inside the cabin.  I gently picked it up, took it outside, and held it until it was alert and ready to fly away.

This is a sort of a "selfie." That Hackberry Emperor is "licking" the sweat off of my arm. The Hackberry Tree is the only plant this butterfly will lay its eggs on. It landed on my arm when I was gardening beneath a hackberry tree. It stayed on my arm for two or three minutes! What a treat....for both of us!

The Middle Fork campground is home to many species of birds --- including this pink flamingo which only comes out at night!

 Sunset at Middle Fork was unusual last night. The sky on the northern horizon had a blue streak underneath a cream-colored cloud.

The sky on the eastern horizon had a pink streak that melted into the blue sky! I heard there were coyotes howling at 9:30 p.m. so I stayed up. I didn't hear any howling at 9:30, so I stayed up until 10:00, but I still didn't hear any howling so I went to bed. I will stay up another day when I don't have to work from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.