Day 30

January 30, 2021

Feeling Extraordinarily Blessed and Grateful Today

I got out today because of the generosity of my good friends.   I really needed to.  By the time I got out it was almost 20 degrees, which is a lot nicer than the 0 when I first woke up.  We have one more night of single digits.

I wish I had binoculars today because I know in these piles of birds there were some interesting ducks that I couldn't identify, but they were further away.  These guys were at the edge between ice floes.  

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There were 21 swans in the canal.  There were more in the Cove, but the canal had a ballet of swan.  They were fun to watch, that neck can do expressive dance.

The snow person has not melted very much in 3 days.  It doesn't look like its playing solitaire from this angle, it looks like its contemplating the birds and ice; kinda like I do.

There were a lot of these lines in the ice.  People were walking in the middle of the Cove, but these didn't look human made.

I took 24 pictures of this eagle, I actually got some with the 500mm.  He hung out for awhile in a tree over the bridge.  It was cold, how do those feathers keep those birds warm enough?  I'm impressed.

  The whole ride made me relax for the first time in 3 days.  The ritual is important to my COVID existence.  It gets me out of myself in a safe way, removing me from the strains of my life.  I leave the worries and go find big birds.  Today, not only did I see all of those water birds and this guy, but 3 harrier and another large hawk, not sure what it was.  The ride was a success. 

Thank you friends and family for helping me have this blessed life.   You are all wonderful.