February 20, 2004
The Finch is up and flappin'!
Welcome to the blog of the Finch! Please note that no Giant Prairie Chickens (or myself for that matter) were injured in the making of the photo. Yes, that is me, Colin "Finch" Gjervold...and yes, I am wearing chaps.
I am looking forward to sharing some thoughts and stories on birding and sharing my passion (others say obsession) for birds and other cool creatures. I am currently living in Sarasota, Florida where armed with my trusty digital camera I manage to take moderately acceptable pictures of about 25% of the creatures that I actually spot.
However, I seem to manage a decent picture now and then as this Snail Kite can attest to. This very obliging bird was found at Markham Park near Fort Lauderdale http://www.broward.org/parks/pri01602.htm in early January. This seems to be a fairly reliable spot to observe this species as there are usually multiple birds cruising around the vast marsh area on the other side of the dike.
RECENT SIGHTINGS OF INTEREST
Ken Allen reported two LARK SPARROWS at Rye Wilderness Area in Manatee County on Wednesday, Feb 18th. I was luckily enough to refind the birds near the playground area, feeding on the ground with a decent group of Palm Warblers. These sharp-looking birds were fun to watch, but rather difficult to photograph, but once again I managed a moderately acceptable photo of one of the birds!
Man, that is about all I can muster up for tonight...I still have to prepare for my bird outing tomorrow. Anyhow, thanks for reading (or at least looking at the moderaltey acceptable pictures).
Take it easy,
Finch
Posted by tuffrasta at February 20, 2004 09:46 PMVery envious of that Snail Kite!!!!
Posted by: pacbell at February 21, 2004 05:01 AMWhere is that statue of the giant Prairie chicken located?
Thanks.
Posted by: Gail at January 12, 2006 11:42 PM