Part of the joy of moving to a new place is experiencing new places and new hotspots. Back in New England, I could tell you where to do and when to go to see certain birds. Here, its partly learning a new birding language, a new timing, and some new species and habits. The other day I went to an open field to look for sparrows. While I walked away with nothing new for the year, I was reminded about patience in the field and patience when it comes to learning a new spot.
I;ll give you an example. I got my first Georgia Veery last month. But the bird I saw was not the Veery I was used to. It was paler. The Georgia Birders I was with thought nothing of it, but I was confused. This of course comes with any move. The joys of learning are important ones and bring about great opportunities if you are willing to listen and enjoy them. I will enjoy learning the new places, habits and hopefully, get some new birds! Until the next time...
Chipping Sparrow
Northern Flicker
Palm Warbler
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it is always challenging to find birds in a new area. Like the shot of the Palm Warbler
ReplyDeleteI like that Warbler.
ReplyDeleteThey're passing through!!! All good birds!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat birds and sightings.. I love the cute warbler and the Flicker has always been a favorite. Thanks for sharing, enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteDelightful sightings!
ReplyDeleteI love the thrill of learning new birds and being in new places..... will keep upto date on your new finds.
ReplyDeleteI'm still a rank amateur birder .... I still get excited and say... "Look... A seagull!" hahahah.... I got a great photo of a small hawk the other day and am relying on birder blog buddies to id him....her..... I don't really know at all, but, love to see any and all birds....
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