Although the Acorn Woodpeckers took front-stage on our trip around Lake Ralphine and Spring Lake, there were lots of supporting acts.Â
Considering how many people walk those trails, I’m amazed at the number of birds I find there this time of year. Here’s a small sample of what I saw on my walk.
Three male Bufflehead,Â
one Swainson’s Thrush,Â
one Great-tailed Grackle,Â
several Yellow-Rumped Warblers,
and one very camera-shy Night Heron.
I guess birds have an ambivalent relationship with humans. They’re wary but know we leave food about – and even feed them on occasion! I’m not surprised. From a bird’s-eye point of view, they must never know if a human has a gun or a bag of bird seed.