Every day, on my way to work, I check on a special tree. It is near the intersection of Nova and Big Tree and is is a cormorant hangout. In the mornings it is lightly inhabited, maybe 6-10 birds, however, one morning recently, the dark birds stood out eerily against a thick morning fog. It was mesmerizing and I stared at it as long as I safely could. My favorite time to see the tree is at dusk when the birds dark colors have the perfect background, a twilight blue. It is also when the most birds adorn the branches, sometimes as many as 25.
The tree has only recently caught my attention. I believe that is either because the birds have only recently discovered it or its winter bareness has just made the birds visible. It is my goal to photograph the tree but I will need to do it soon, before the tree is leafy green and possibly before time change Sunday, March 14. I anticpate that it will feel awkward because I will have to park the car and walk down the Nova sidewalk. We'll see if that happens. I already scoped out the view from inside the mobile home park and it is not photo worthy.
Finally, to all my birder friends, my humblest apologies if I have, once again, incorrectly identified the anhinga as the comorant. Please go see the tree for yourself.
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