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| A hungry heron stands poised in the marsh. |
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| A hungry heron notices someone way off in the distance behind him. |
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| A hungry heron stubbornly refuses to go back to his hunting even though the camera is very far away; things only appear close here thanks to the zoom. |
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| The hungry heron's stubbornness wins, and CBW puts her camera away. |
The herons here lately have been waking me up at all hours of the night, as have the resident fox and the Canada geese. I can count on hearing from them anywhere from midnight to 4:30.
No need for an alarm, every bird in the 23076 zip code is rising and steadily calling and chatting away between 5 and 5:30 a.m. now.
Anyone who thinks it's peaceful and quiet in Mathews has never tried to sleep with the windows open (or closed for that matter) on a summer night.
Well, maybe I am a little. I just want one night of uninterrupted sleep.
It just might be time to invest in
2 comments:
Herons and geese in the morning aren't as bad as TWO Whip-or-wills all....night....long. I try to count their calls like sheep, but after half an hour, it doesn't work.
Our birdies are loud here, too! I definitely recommend running a fan, both to keep the air circulating AND to drown out the noises inside and outside the house (outside noises here, lately, include teenagers around the bonfire and their thumpy-thump music).
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