A Dawn Fine Sky

White-throated Sparrow 11-5-10 Ledyard, CT

It was one of those typically gray and dreary New England autumn days when I went to visit Dawn Fine in Ledyard, CT. While it made bird photography a bit difficult, Dawn and I made our own fun. Inside Dawn’s motor home all was sunshine and hot coffee!

Outside the birds gathered at her feeders and hid in the brush. I saw my first White-throated sparrow of the year. The house sparrows were out in force, but other birds showed up. Inside, Dawn and I played with our computers and giggled like two little girls. Jeff graciously left us to ourselves…or perhaps he left to save his sanity!

We were having so much fun, the day just flew by! Suddenly we realized that it would be dark soon.

So, we grabbed our gear and went for a walk around the block to see what other birds we could see. Dawn’s feeders had already attracted quite a few birds, but not the Wild turkey that we saw down around the corner!  White-throated sparrows were everywhere, but the gray light made it very hard to get decent photographs. Even this one picture that I took of Dawn came out blurry and gray. We were too concentrated on birds and blogs to remember to take pictures of each other! 

As we continued back up the hill suddenly, the sky started to brighten…

…setting the damp forest aglow

…illuminating the trees

…and tree tops

…and hillsides and homes

…we looked heavenward to see clouds breaking apart in tatters

…we saw a bit of blue sky at the horizon, and then, as we said good-bye, not knowing when or where we would see each other again, we looked overhead together and it was as if the clouds parted to receive the joy we felt at being friends, a sky filled with promise for tomorrow and future birding adventures.

This is my Dawn Fine Sky!

Happy Skywatch Friday!

May you be blessed with good friends and dramatic skies!

Birds Seen with Dawn in Ledyard, CT 11-5-10

1. Wild turkey
2. Mourning Dove
3. Downy woodpecker
4. Blue jay
5. American Crow
6. Black-capped chickadee
7. Tufted Titmouse
8. White-breasted nuthatch
9. Carolina Wren
10. American robin
11. Northern Mockingbird
12. White-throated sparrow
13. Dark-eyed junco
14. Northern Cardinal
15. Common Grackle
16. House Finch
17. Pine siskin
18. American Goldfinch
19. House Sparrow