Flying blind
Have we ever had FOGGY mornings lately! Check this out. On one particular morning after the fog had lifted – it cleared the way for this one in a million shot! Not fingerprints or footprints, but featherprints in the snow – courtesy of Murray in Ponoka. Chickadees were flying to the feeder in the FOG(at one point it was almost a total whiteout). One got disoriented and crashed into the fence in the yard. Murray, a registered bander of birds, has seen a lot of strange activity from our fine feathered friends but says this is a first. The bird was ok, but was stunned and probably looked around in embarrassment with a: “sheesh – did anybody see that?” .. and flew away.
DID YOU KNOW? The most common crashes for our neighbourhood birds are against windows – now you have an excuse to leave that streak. Fledglings(a young bird that has just learned to fly) can and do fly into obstacles and survive.
POINT AND SHOOT — BUT BE CAREFUL YOU DON’T HIT ANYTHING! UPLOAD YOUR FRESH AIR PHOTO TODAY AND SEE IT ON BT … TOMORROW!