April 5

April 5, 2008 by OrientSee.

After all the nasty weather of the week, I finally got out to see this, my first Great Egret of the year. It was out past the overlook in the large pan. It looked to be fairly miserable as it is still cold and wet. Other people have reported egrets already but this is my first sighting of the year. It means that along with the loud calls of the pheasant, lots of new birds to see and hear after the relative quiet of the winter.

A strange experience two days ago. Fighter pilots use the term furball to describe a whirling mass of fighters involved in free-for-all air combat. It is very dangerous and something to be avoided. I was walking the dog just before dawn and two robins whirled past me in their own personal furball. They nearly collided with me as they circled back and forth just above the pavement. What was strange was the sound of their wings slapping against the ground. I am surprised that one or the other didn’t dash itself unconscious and it lasted for 30 or 40 seconds. It was an amazing aerial display entirely within two feet of the ground. It was a terrific sight.

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