Appreciating the wildlife around us.

[Patrick]

This past Sunday my cousin and his wife from Ireland came to visit us. My cousin is a very serious bird watcher. So when my dad went to pick me up, Noel(my cousin) came by with his binoculars and spotting scope. First, we tried this area across from one of the towns boat ramps. We looked across and we could see only 2 snow white egrets hiding in the marsh grass. But when he pulled out the binocs, we could see 7 or 8 more hiding down hunting the mummies and spearing. As if that wasn't exciting enough, we used his spotting scope to check out the osprey on it's nesting pole.

Well we moved down the road. Beachhouses on our left and a tidal marsh owned by the Audobon on our right. We went up on this hill and peered over. My dad spotted this bird first. But Noel took a look at it through the spotting scope. My Dad and I looked too and Noel told us it was either one of two species of Herons in it's juvenile stage. I think one was called a Night-crowned Heron or something to that effect. This bird just wouldn't move. It was absolutely gorgeous. Noel had never seen this species of bird before.
You never realize all the beautiful stuff hiding around you. Every so often I see a rabbit running through the grasses. It seems like a family has taken home to under the small sailhouse down near the marina. We also have skunks which everyone down there hates but I think she is beautiful. She is like a reverse skunk. She has all white sides and a black streak. The odds that a distinguishably colored wild animal to survive in the wild is odd.
I don't know why I am posting this. Maybe we should all keep a better eye out for the little hidden things around us.
Patrick