On Saturday, thru Ebird, a notice of a rare [Tundra] duck was sighted in our Bay waters!! So, Sunday morning, I took a drive to the area to see if I could spot it! No luck, as the ducks on the water were so far away, even with binoculars I couldn't decipher which duck was which, and my tripod and scope were at home...100s of them. Not to mention birders galore from all walks of life galivanting around in hopes of seeing the rarity themselves. I still walked some along the shore and along the Naval Air Station Road. Then hopped back in the car when it began to get mighty warm out there in the sun [83⁰F before noon!] and drove to another park to finish my day's step count....
I encountered a few wildflowers and as I turned to get to the pathway, a dead tree made its appearance and from where I stood on the park's lawn, I saw a fire breathing dragon?!!!
Puff The Imaginary Dragon Lived By the Sea!!
The wildflowers and the tree shadow make a wonderful day regardless
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DeleteAnni, do you know what's funny? Two days ago at work, I started singing, "Puff the Magic Dragon" and one of my coworkers said, "What are singing?!?!" I'm like, "Haven't you ever heard of Peter, Paul and Mary?!?" They had no idea who I was talking about. LOL!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! It looks like Spring has already sprung in your location. Beautiful flowers! That final photo DOES look like a dragon!
Have a superb day, my friend!
I used to sing that song a lot!! Then as I aged, the song got to be too sad for me.
DeleteNow that is some sighting. It really does look like a dragon.
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DeleteA beautiful walk and it DOES resemble a dragon!lol
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Donna
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ReplyDeleteThose rare birds sightings do attract crowds, not always a pleasant scene. I love all your flower photos. Great sighting of Puff the dragon. Have a great day!
What makes me laugh at a lot of scenarios, too many are standing around, gabbing, and not paying attention to the purpose of being there.
DeleteHello! Sorry you didn't get to see the rare duck, but you certainly made the most of your morning. Pretty flowers. That's a very cool dragon!!
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DeleteOops, my comment just showed up as anonymous but I think I'm signed in again now. Goofy Google. haha
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DeleteA great storied account of your day! Sorry that you missed the rare bird, but your other sightings of the flowers and Puff are superb. And yes, it does look just like Puff. Great eye!
ReplyDeleteIt was like he showed himself just for me..
Deleteif I'd been at another angle from it, it wouldn't have been 'the dragon'.
I see Puff too! Bet those other birders missed that sighting! :)
ReplyDeleteOf course...it was a different park. 🙂
DeleteSuch nice pictures. I'm sorry you didn't get to see what you wanted, but it looks like you saw so many other nice things. Love Puff! 😁
ReplyDelete...and 🐉❤️s you!!
DeleteI'm sorry you didn't see the duck but I'm happy your found the wildflowers
ReplyDeleteOMCs Puff the Magic Dragon. I will be humming that song all day.
Good eye and interpretation of the tree
Hugs cecilia
It's a song worth humming
DeleteI would love to have your temperatures here but the best part of this post is the beautiful flowers you show! Do I see smoke coming from Puff? Great day for you and the evasive duck will probably be one of your "captures" in a future post.
ReplyDeleteNo, I didn't until you mentioned the smoke! Now I see it. I think. lol
DeleteBeautiful flowers, and frightening Puff! Now I am singing that song in my head. Flower Power....
ReplyDeletePuff is frightening to you?
DeleteAhhh...Puff is perfect! Now I'm going to be singing that song all day..thanks (:0)
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DeleteIt's been warm yesterday and today here too. I love it and hope to get to do a neighborhood walk this afternoon. And I can easily see why you saw Puff.
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DeleteThe beautiful flowers make me smile☺
ReplyDeleteLove seeing Puff in the silhouette of that tree! Sorry you didn't get to see your special bird, but you were in the vicinity! :-)
ReplyDeleteWell, the 'vicinity' wasn't fruitful, but a beautiful day trip!
DeleteWow, it’s warm there! I love Puff. Thanks for warming my heart.
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DeleteLove wild flowers and these are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThat does look like a dragon.
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DeleteHa ha...Yes, a definite dragon...and I'd rather see that than some rare Tundra duck LOL (sorry!). 83º? Wow....and we're in single digits (withOUT the wind chill factor) and expecting 13" of snow.... Wanna swap homesteads?? ~Robin~ (TheCrankyCrow)
ReplyDeleteLol ...you sound like Bud...he would say "just another duck".
DeleteI absolutely LOVE your header!!! Love LOVE love!!!
ReplyDeleteI am still in hopes of seeing the tundra duck here, but for now I am happy with Puff. :~) I love the wildflowers.
ReplyDeleteFor the last couple days ...no more reports. It musta left.
DeleteToo bad you didn't get to see the tundra duck. But you did get to see a fire-breathing dragon. GM
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DeleteReally does look like a dragon, fascinating! Sorry you didn’t get photos of the birds. Wildflowers are very pretty.
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DeleteI love your header. Did you use the prisma app? I play around with that too. Pretty flowers.
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DeleteFire breathing Dragon indeed! Great photo. Sounds like you had a lovely walk and explore even if you didn't get to see the rare duck. You always have such interesting places to get your steps in.
ReplyDeleteThanks 🙂
DeleteYes! I see the dragon! Sorry you didn't get to see the rare duck! 83 degrees sounds like heaven to me!
ReplyDelete...a bit too hot for February tho!
DeleteI see the dragon. That is so fun. Thank you for posting the flowers. We just received 6 more inches of snow and more is on the way. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMore snow? No!
DeleteBeautiful flowers and I'm now singing 'Puff The Magic Dragon' :)
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
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DeleteWhoo hoo!!! Glad you were able to find that leprechaun at Hobby Lobby.
ReplyDeleteYay for me!
DeleteWe not even close to 80's. It was 8 here this morning.
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe.
Brrr.
DeleteI have never heard of a Tundra Duck. What do those look like?
ReplyDeleteYou misread...not the name (habitat)
DeleteOh my gosh, scrolled down and noticed Puff before reading that part of it. Too cool
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DeleteHow very beautiful. It is great to visit here again! Have a grand weekend! Cathy
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, Anni.
ReplyDeleteI see the dragon!
Hugs and blessings.
Thank you Veronica.
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