What to do what to do. It’s already a new month which means the quota counter has reset once again. Should I go with a new bird from Henderson, or maybe a new bird from Henderson, perhaps a new bird from Henderson oh hell, why not a new bird from Henderson. That would be a good first post for the month then maybe follow it with at least three other new birds from Henderson. I hope you are getting the impression that the Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve was the Honey Pot for me when it comes to the Bird List. We are literally still on the FIRST day’s worth of shots and I’ve already filled up multiple months worth of posts and if the comments above didn’t already give it away.. there are plenty more birds queued up and ready to go. But let’s live in the moment shall we. Today we grace the pages here at LifeIntrigued with…
Ever seen one of these while wandering around the local ponds? Obviously, this is the first I’ve actually been able to photograph one and quite frankly probably the first time I’ve ever seen one. If you haven’t already cheated by hovering over the picture, take a long look at it as if you were the first human that got to lay eyes on it. Being the first, you get the high honor of bestowing a strong yet distinctive name that all others that follow will use to proclaim their sighting. Maybe you went with Red Eye Flighter (the eye is actually more red than what shows on the shot above – the sunlight was amping up the orange tints), maybe Chimney Sweeper (cause of the soot look) or in a moment of stunted imagination, the Fluffy Floater. Well, it turns out whoever named this particular bird decided it should be called the Eared Grebe. If you are like me you probably rushed to Wikipedia or your closest bird reference book with an unquenchable thirst for the origins of this name. Of course, you could take the easy way out and just wait for me to tell you (ha).
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