Puddle jumping
Posted by Dory @ Lucky Dorito on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
When we came home from church Sunday morning, there were a gazillion birds out in the yards. It was kind of bizarre, in a Hitchcock-sort-of-way, to see that many in our yard at one time. I suppose the recently melted snow combined with the drizzling rain made the worms surface in abundance. And the birds were just out to Sunday lunch – like the rest of the good folk in the neighborhood.
As we pulled into the driveway, we noticed these little guys taking a bath out in the ditch-line, near the road.
They kept flapping their wings under the water and quickly in the air, flap flap flap, wash, wash, wash.
So sweet. So fun to watch.
Life is all around us, filled with precious moments, if we only take the time to notice.
Filed in Bird watching,Randomness | 5 dorito bits so far
Shannonon 20 Jan 2010 at 6:48 am 1The amount of birds around here are CRAZY lately.I guess they think this is the south, so they are everywhere!
Love these cuties you caught taking a bath!
Beccaon 20 Jan 2010 at 10:05 am 2Hey pass them a towel! Great shot!
Jenon 20 Jan 2010 at 2:59 pm 3Is it normal for robins to winter in your area? Typically, seeing a robin means that spring has returned around here…
Last week at my dentist appt, I was looking out the window and saw a robin in a tree as it was snowing! I was so surprised! I told my hygienist I would never get any work done if I were her – I would just stare out at the birds eating the chokecherries on the trees outside her window if I had a view like she does!
Lenaon 20 Jan 2010 at 4:04 pm 4Oh, I love it! How sweet! They looked like they were having a good time.
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wahzaton 21 Jan 2010 at 3:04 pm 5they look like they are having fun… I caught two a time trying to hitch a ride on the car too cute