Beneath The Surface
Years ago, I once saw the beautiful Chilean Flamingos flying over the shores of Lake Titicaca near Puno. Today I am relegated to seeing them in the zoo near home. It has been over a year since I last explored this great big world. In a sense I feel like this time in my life is a reboot. Semipalmated Plover If there's a rare bird close to home and I have some free time, I'll go chase it just to get out of the house. They are abbreviated stops due to the high heat and humidity of a monsoon day. Recently a random longer staying Semipalmated Plover came to a local park for some nice looks. This bird indicates that fall migration has begun for the shorebirds. The heat of the summer had me stay home this summer to get some very important house renovation projects out of the w...