Horicon Marsh

So, here I am. Again. I’ll try to be around for awhile this time.

I went up to Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge this morning after dropping Katie off at work. I’ve been going up there a couple times a week for the past few weeks. I just like going there. It’s far enough that I can plug in my iPod and listen to music (Ryan Adams all day, including right now) and close enough that my back doesn’t hurt from being in the car too long. Plus, I’ve been wanting to photograph Yellow-headed Blackbirds. They aren’t a particularly exciting bird, but I’ve become fixated on them. And until I get a photo I’m pleased with, I’ll continue to be fixated on them. Just the way I am. I did manage to photograph one today. Much too far away for a decent image, but a little success nonetheless. I did have an unexpected treat with a very close encounter of a Great Egret. The photos I took today of the Great Egret made the entire trip worthwhile, for me anyway. I’ll post a couple here in just a sec.

I’ll probably continue to go to Horicon until something else catches my interest. The thing I love about going up there, is that everytime I go there’s always something different to photograph. I always come away seeing a bird that I hadn’t seen before. Which isn’t that difficult with me being fairly new to the birding thing. And even though the Yellow-headed Blackbird was far away, it still got my blood pumping. That feeling, I know, will increase when I get a closer shot of the bird. I’m hoping that’s soon.

Anyway. It’s been a long day. Time to get back to ‘The City & The City’ by China Mieville.