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Shelly > Saturday, August 15, 2009 The Bird That Laughed at Me The sky and water at Galveston have never been bluer than they were on Saturday. "When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here. It's a wonderful life and I love it." -- Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
Shelly > August 13, 2008 Sunrise "Unless you believe, you will not understand." Saint Augustine, (354 AD - 430 AD)
Shelly > July 5, 2008 I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW -- I promised no more Kildeer photos, but Charity and Charlie would like for you to meet Chiclet. Charity has been the lesser-celebrated of two Kildeer mothers that I've been watching for the last two weeks. We grieved together when she lost one of her two eggs, but she surprised me on Saturday morning with a very freshly-hatched baby. I arrived at the nest around 8:00 am, a little later than I usually go out, but if I'd gone any earlier, I probably would have missed the whole thing. Chiclet was fresh, tiny and still soaking wet. Just the day before, an ornithologist told me that these guys leave the nest as soon as they dry out, and could be gone in about an hour or so. I stayed for three hours and not much happened, but I couldn't keep myself from coming back. In this photo, taken about 1:00 pm, Chiclet is about 5 hours old. He would walk around, take about five or six steps, fall down, and get up again, just like a people baby learning how to walk. TOO TOO CUTE but always going AWAY from the camera. Both parents were very involved in his care, and even Grace and her mate popped in for a visit and to help babysit the first real nest outing. By 6:00 pm, when I came back for my third visit of the day, the parents were still around and acting very protective, but I couldn't find the baby. There's a creek (fancy word for drainage ditch) and grassy area nearby, and they provided a much friendlier and safer environment for raising the baby than this caliche parking lot. More photos from the day will go into the Kildeer gallery soon, but I have some other projects I have to finish today. It's true what they say about new babies. Once they're born, you just can't get anything else done. Meanwhile, Grace waits. Based upon the date her fourth egg was laid, if my sources are correct, we won't see her babies before July 15.
Shelly > July 3, 2008 No News Today Between my birds and sunflowers, I MUST find something fresh and different to shoot over the holiday weekend or we'll all get bored with my dailies. Gracie seems to trust me a little more every day. She's letting me get within 5 or 6 feet from her little nest, and she stands up to let me check on the eggs, as if she knows that's why I come by. It seems like I should bring her gifts; bird seeds, water, peanut butter sandwich, a diet coke and a copy of People Magazine -- but she still won't tell me what she'd enjoy.
Shelly > June 30, 2008 -- Charity pops right up and starts talking to me. She has some sad news to share, so I sat and cried with her for a while.
Shelly > June 30, 2008 Merry Monday Morning Gracie! Because of the location Grace and Charity chose for their nests, I worry that the weekends and the increased traffic it brings could be traumatic. So glad to see that Grace is still present. She even stood up enough long enough for me to check on the eggs. This time I didn't stay long or photograph much. I'm beginning to think that they sort of recognize me and trust me just a little bit.
Shelly > June 30, 2008 Merry Monday Morning Gracie! Because of the location Grace and Charity chose for their nests, I worry that the weekends and the increased traffic it brings could be traumatic. So glad to see that Grace is still present. She even stood up enough long enough for me to check on the eggs. This time I didn't stay long or photograph much. I'm beginning to think that they sort of recognize me and trust me just a little bit.
Shelly > June 30, 2008 Merry Monday Morning Gracie! Because of the location Grace and Charity chose for their nests, I worry that the weekend and its increased traffic could have been could be traumatic. So glad to see that Grace is still present. She even stood up enough long enough for me to check on the eggs. This time I didn't stay long or photograph much. I'm beginning to think that they sort of recognize me and trust me just a little bit.
Shelly > June 30, 2008 -- Sometime in the last 24 hours or so, something got to Charity's nest. She's only got one of her two eggs left, but she's tending it dutifully.
Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Bird That Laughed at Me

The sky and water at Galveston have never been bluer than they were on Saturday.

"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here. It's a wonderful life and I love it." -- Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
Shelly > Saturday, August 15, 2009 The Bird That Laughed at Me The sky and water at Galveston have never been bluer than they were on Saturday. "When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here. It's a wonderful life and I love it." -- Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Bird That Laughed at Me

The sky and water at Galveston have never been bluer than they were on Saturday.

"When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope still is to leave the world a little bit better for my having been here. It's a wonderful life and I love it." -- Jim Henson, It's Not Easy Being Green And Other Things to Consider
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