Thanksgiving Walk in Franklin Canyon

Thanksgiving 2017.  I am thankful. My body can take me rambling, bird-watching.  I have medicines to control my diabetes.  I am in satori.  It is an effort, but I also float as part of the effort.

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Today, I took a new path on the other side of the small reservoir.  An acorn woodpecker offered me a wonderful view, perching for so many minutes on his high branch I had to lower my arms in fatigue from holding the binoculars on him.  What a handsome bird, with an amazing social structure.

I also saw several wood ducks, perhaps my favorite bird of all time - an exquisite design of complexity, elegance, and attenuation.  

(courtesy Wikipedia)

Oak titmice again, too - they learn to hang at picnic grounds, and are fun for kids to spot, with their perky crests.