Still hot (90), sunny
and calm
It’s still hot and the
humidity is way up there as well.
With virtually no breeze blowing, the weather is downright
uncomfortable. Later this
afternoon, the front is supposed to move through and the heat spell will
finally be broken, or so we can only hope.
I took a drive down one of my
favorite birding venues, Mine Road.
With the summer here and the troops and new cadets arriving at West
Point, this road which runs through the areas of the Military Academy used for
training will be closed for a couple of months in the very near future. So, it was an opportune time to take
one last ride for a while down this pretty birdy stretch.
As soon as I came onto
the road, I began to hear the familiar calls of Scarlet tanagers. I pulled into a shady dirt road and
parked, hoping to catch a glimpse of one of these richly hued beauties. The bird was indeed not far from the
roadway and offered a few looks before heading into the woods and away from my
lens.
With the bird now far
off, I took to the road once again, and heard quite a few more tanagers along
the way. Indigo buntings were also
calling and were perched as they so often are along the utility lines.
The Tiger lilies have bloomed
once again and also offer some great splashes along the road. In some areas, these wildflowers are
known as “Ditch lilies” since they are so often found in roadside ditches. These gorgeous flowers did not seem to
mind the oppressive heat, in fact looking as if they were flourishing in
it.
With the skies beginning to cloud up and rumbles of thunder in the
distance, I decided to head on home and wait for the much anticipated and hoped
for storms. Perhaps the break in
the heat will mean a bit more activity from the birds and mammals in the
upcoming days. Let’s see what
tomorrow brings.
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