Tipping The Scale

Scaled Quail

I search for something. I stare at the grasses.  I stare at the landscape.  I listen to the wind, to the water, to the trees........for it.  For that which I seek.

When I hear.  When I finally see.  I stand in awe.  For finally it has happened. The target bird.

There is really no other way to put it, but finding that target bird is such a reward.

Snowy Plover

We all begin finding birds.  It's fun and relatively easy.  As the lifelist narrows down, it becomes much more challenging taking us to habitat unknown and unfamiliar.

So when that lifebird is found later on in the bird quest, it's much more thrilling and exciting. 

Barn Swallow

                     Along the way, other creatures make themselves known.  And that is also exciting.

Horny Toad

I will now begin my official international birding.  While I've done it in the past for only those "cool" birds, this time around it's entirely and completely different.  My eyes are open.

Bank Swallows

I will be out of the country for a month and turning off the internet.    

Red-necked Phalarope

I have 3 posts scheduled for the month and look forward to sharing my Guatemalan finds with you all when I get back.  So if I'm not writing you back, you know why:)  It has been a crazy ride since school has finished and it will continue until July.  My goal is to add on 100+ lifebirds on this trip to Guatemala.  Some will be easy.  Some will be familiar.  And some will surely challenge my birding skills.  Stay tuned for more. 

I'm linking to Stewart M's Wildbird Wednesday.