After intentionally sleeping late, we packed the car and had breakfast. It was great birding this weekend, but it was time to take the backroads of Tennessee down to Memphis town.
Berry and I always debate what might be considered the "Bird of the Day" and even the "Bird of the Trip", if we spot a truly rare oddity. Nominations for the "Bird of the Trip" include the mysterious gray Swamp Sparrow, the busy little Ovenbird, the yellow American Goldfinch, and the woodland acrobat White Breasted Nuthatch.
The award goes to the Yellow Crowned Night Heron that we saw on the roof of the marina in Kuttawa, Kentucky. This is normally a secretive bird, which forages in shallow water late at night, yet we saw it in broad daylight and scoped it easily. The photo yesterday did not do it justice. Thanks to all the birds who entered, but did not win.
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Home sweet home and glad to be there. Kentucky was beautiful. Berry and I would like to go back there some day.
Robert and Berryphoto courtesy of wikipedia
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