another notch on the geek-o-meter

just in case bowling and gameshows was not enough ...I have now become a birdwatcher and may even get one of those birdwatcher checklist journals...I can see it now...I will be a crazy eighty year old travelling the world to get a picture of the elusive Paddyfield Warbler...well here is picture # 1 for my bird journal -

the male Red-winged Blackbird

-copperfield pond- in retrospect... I notice that I may need a better picture so you can see the beautiful red on his wings - I will take the zoom lens with me next time - taking a rottweiler, no matter how lazy she is, is not very conducive to sneaking up on a bird!