Added more new 2009 birds this last weekend, most notably warblers. The
warblers are here! So was the rain, but there I was, Sunday morning, on the bike, my
Leica binocular, in hand, watching birds. Hey, takes more than a little rain and cold to keep me indoors. Saw my first Yellow-rumped, Palm and Black-and-White Warbler to get my warbler season off to a good start. Some of the Yellow-rumped males were in full breeding glory and quite a treat in the
Leica 10x25BL. Also seeing many, many Ruby-Crowned Kinglets and they had no hesitation showing off those brilliant ruby crowns. It amazes me at the distance you can see that ruby crown, even without a
birding binocular, when these little birds want it seen, but how rarely you see it when they don't. Wouldn't it be nice if we humans had such a thing? Hmmm …