I made a few discoveries today. When I drove to the post office and passed the meadow nearby I spotted two male red winged blackbirds dive bombing each other. I am not sure what they were doing except they may have been fighting for their own territory.
To see two at one time was a real treat and so close to home. Then when I was driving to Newport along the Juniata River I saw what appeared to be a blue heron perched on a branch on this side of the river.
Later in the distance at the mouth of a tributary a great egret was wading in the water. I also used to see a blue heron always in the same pond, same spot.
I realized last winter something was wrong when it was still in the same spot after the pond froze over. To my chagrin I was looking at a statue of one all along.
Those were a few of my bird discoveries today. A turkey vulture reluctantly left the road and his prey when I came across it. I watched it fly away slowly. I never know what bird I will see and always have my eyes open for the next discovery.
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