Last night I got my wish — it rained gently and steadily all night long, cooling off our part of the world and turning it into waterfront property just for the morning. It drains off fairly quickly, but whenever it rains this much we have a very different vista when we look out in the morning.
A pair of shorebirds that looked like herons except for the curve of their bills was wandering around the Capt's truck, breakfasting on drowning bugs. One of the neighborhood feral cats hunkered down close to the ground watching them in utter fascination. I could just hear his thoughts: "Now those are some big boids! But how do you catch one, without the other one beating you up? Where's my gang, when I need 'em?"
I Googled images of shorebirds of Mexico, trying to ID our misguided visitors, but sometimes even the Suppository of All Knowledge (as the Capt calls it) will let you down. Anybody out there got a clue?
P.S. The Capt finally got a recording of us that plays all the way through. The catch: he got to put it on his blog. Go there if you'd like to hear it.
6 comments:
The ones with curved bills look like some kind of Ibis. You know the ones you see in Egyptian art...could they be? Christine
It looks like a "Glossy Ibis" to me. It is a very common form of ibis.
What a great night it was! Those birds are amazing. I, too, look at these birds in amazement because they come and go so often and they are all so beautiful.
Wow! Your recording is beautiful! Hope you do more. Don't recognize the bird. Viva la lluvia!
Christine - True, they're shaped more like an ibis than a heron.
Bob - You could be right. I just haven't found any photos of glossy ibis with white breasts and necks like these.
Jan - You've got the view, too. A birdwatcher's dream house.
Jeanne - Thanks! Yes, we will definitely do more, we're hearing improvement with every attempt. Re: the bird, see above.
Finally had time to go look up "Sway". So glad I did...it's BEAUTIFUL!! both instrumentally and vocally.
Now I'm going to have to monitor that site also hoping to hear some more creations. thumbs up!!
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