This image was taken February, 2012 near Eastbank Campground, an Army Corps of Engineer park.

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Neighborly encounter, on the trail

I observe binoculars around her neck

Ah, something in common

 

I am a birder you see

A wonderful hobby, a life long passion

We stop to chat

 

What birds have you seen today, I ask

New to this hobby, so I offer her an excursion

Other locations to search for birds

 

She exclaims

“Yes, maybe one day, perhaps in the fall

We’ll also do some hiking”

 

Now, I see her on the trail

Binoculars around her neck

Head down as she passes

 

How sad for her

She has no time for me

I had a birding mentor

 

She became my friend

Her name was Ann

A kind and gentle soul

 

She taught me well

I treasure those days, with heartfelt appreciation

For they are no more, she is gone now

                                                   ~By Sheila 08/20/2013~

This image was taken, in my yard, last year about this time. I saw a Nuthatch last evening, pecking its way down a Pine to its base to then grab a seed out of a feeder. So much fun to watch.

Happy Birding!