Eastern Kingbird

This Eastern Kingbird gave me a bit of a hard time flying from post to post as I followed it slowly in my car along one of the backroads south west of the city a couple of days ago. Couldn't get close, so had to crop. I rather liked the lichen-covered fence post it perched on here - and for me, a blurry background is always welcomed, especially as it doesn't always happen : )

Several of us had a long, but so enjoyable, day out south of the city today. We were lucky enough to be given the chance to make a return visit to Janel B. and her family's ranch, near Millarville. A delightful family who make us all feel so welcome! We had such an interesting day, walking though the forest that is part of their land, recording all the flora and fauna that we saw. Best of all, we were accompanied for the whole day by two youngsters: their son, Trystan, and a close friend of his, Casey (sorry guys, I need to check on the spelling of both your names!). Talk about delightful kids, and very helpful in helping to find all sorts of things in the woods, especially fungi and bugs!!! I found myself wishing that all kids could grow up in such a place and being so in-touch with nature! Wonderful to see! Thank you both for your much enjoyed company and for all your help, both of you! I suspect you will both sleep really well tonight - I've just woken up from falling asleep in front of the TV this early evening! Trystan, if you read this, I haven't had time yet to go through my photos from today, but will very slowly get a few of the better ones added to Flickr. Thank you from all of us for a lovely day!

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