August 16

August 16, 2008 by OrientSee.

It wasn’t actually raining this morning although everything was certainly wet here in East Seattle. It was not only wet but quiet. Nothing was happening in the thicket and the flats were empty except for an adult Osprey perched on one of the poles. I came up into the flat park along Palermo and Lawn St and encountered this guy.

He froze and let me get close. I stood and took photos for a good five minutes. No movement except for a nose wrinkle now and then. Finally he gathered himself up and then darted off into the high grass. I haven’t seen at rabbit do this before. I can only guess that he supposed himself invisible while sitting still.

The long thicket was equally quiet. The Phragmites are bending in the wet and blocking the path. One was nearly horizontal and the seed head which later turns into a magnificent silver plume was purple.

Not all the reeds have this color but some do and the color is quite eye arresting.

The pannes and the park were quiet. A few distant Egrets, Starlings galore and lots of Swallows. Out along Bennington St. I noticed some weeds that I had not noticed before.

Now that’s yellow.

Just then in close formation, three Snowy Egrets flew overhead like a trio of sail boats.

I was wilting from the humidity and glad to get home and shower off the sweat and bug spray. It was still a nice walk through Belle Isle this morning.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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