I am married to a bird watcher. Today is the day of Maryland spring bird count. That means that I got to spend the day on Gibson Island with other birdwatchers and look for birds. It was a wonderful day. The woods were green and fresh and alive with birds. We saw 36 different varieties. The bright yellow goldfinch, beautiful bluebirds, and red cardinals were abundant. Two regal looking blue herons were standing at the edge of the pond. We saw 6 ospreys. One had a large fish in his talons, which he delivered to the hungry little mouths in his huge nest. An important piece of advice would be to never stand directly under an osprey. It could be very messy. We even saw a bald eagle. He swooped down right over our heads. He was magnificent!
After a morning of bird watching, we went to the club for crab soup and conversation with good friends.
It was a very lovely morning.
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