Day 19 - Birds, Breeze & Beauty

Woke this morning to the sound of birds (not thunder) right outside our window (a little Bob Segar going through my head now). They sound like a version of Bluebirds. And yes, they are. Not sure if they are Western Bluebirds or Mountain Bluebirds, or even if there is a difference between the two. No phone or internet service so I’ll have to wait to find out. Made hummingbird food and within 2 minutes of putting the feeders out we had a hummer. Kevin is doing a bike ride while Nikki and I hang out, Nikki is intrigued with the Ground Squirrels. Watching her go from hole to hole is like watching someone play Whack-A-Mole. They are super cute!

It’s not quite 10 am here yet. Think I’ll take a nap in a hammock.

Drove up to the top of the summit in order to get phone service so that I could pull up my Merlin Bird App to identify some of the photos I took. Got some new birds! A Western Wood-Pewee and a Green Tailed-Towhee, a male and female Ruddy Duck, Red-naped Sapsucker, and an American White Pelican.

After Kevin got back we took Nikki and explored in the truck. The lakes here a beautiful – crystal clear water and so blue. I’m amazed that there are Pelicans here, the fishing must be good. We had to turn around at one point because of a herd of cattle blocking the road. The cowboy had his 2 working dogs with him and his horse and it looked like he was trying to get them off the road. We explored Freemont River in the meantime. There we got a new Woodpecker. Will need to ride up to the top of the summit again to consult Merlin.

Kevin and Nikki are taking a nap, I’m trying to keep my eyes open as I type. Kevin and I both agreed we needed a slug day. This is it, although Kevin did clean the chains on both bikes so I guess he can’t say he didn’t get anything accomplished. I can, I’ve done absolutely nothing productive today. 😊