{"id":4442,"date":"2021-05-10T23:49:50","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T04:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=4442"},"modified":"2022-10-01T03:54:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T08:54:15","slug":"nature-connection-and-birding-in-bastrop-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?p=4442","title":{"rendered":"Nature and Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nature Grounds Me<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Nature grounds me, teaches me acceptance, reminds me how temporary my problems are, and helps me understand both the power and the insignificance of this moment in time.  Birding is one way I spend time outdoors connecting with nature.  A few things I&#8217;ve learned enjoying nature and birding here in Bastrop, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"459\" data-attachment-id=\"4825\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?attachment_id=4825\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2121,1015\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-G85&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620549172&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"White-faced Ibis flying over Lake Bastrop, Bastrop, TX\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;White-faced Ibis flying over Lake Bastrop, Bastrop, TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;White-faced Ibis flying over Lake Bastrop, Bastrop, TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-960x459.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-960x459.jpeg\" alt=\"White-faced Ibis flying over Lake Bastrop, Bastrop, TX\" class=\"wp-image-4825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-960x459.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-595x285.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-768x368.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-1536x735.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270916-2048x980.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>White-faced Ibis flying over Lake Bastrop, Bastrop, TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Openness and curiousity bring more richness than pursuit of my agenda<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When I am walking with the expectation that I want to see certain things&#8211;for example, I want to see Warblers in migration, or ducks on the lake&#8211;odds are that I won&#8217;t see them.  They don&#8217;t respond to my agenda. On the other hand, when I am walking with curiousity and openness, I am  likely to encounter and connect with birds or other wildlife. When I calmly observe and experience nature, birds drop on branches, take a good look, and stay with me for a few minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"397\" data-attachment-id=\"3502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?attachment_id=3502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4458,2972\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1513349925&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ruby-crowned Kinglet\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet,Bastrop TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruby-crowned Kinglet&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184-960x640.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184-595x397.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/DSC_7184-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption>Ruby-crowned Kinglet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Birds are curious and aware of us<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Last weekend, I heard new bird songs trilling and warbling all around me but I couldn&#8217;t see any of the singers. I followed the sounds under pines and elms and into the wet field in pursuit.  Fruitlessly, I scanned the woods  with  my binoculars. and the birds went silent as I radiated frustration.  When a sudden familiar stinging  caught my attention,  I realized I was in ant territory.  I ran to the path which was bare but muddy.  I had nothing to stand on but my hat as I pulled off my boots, slapped ants off my pants legs and picked them one by one off my socks.  I was enough of a spectacle dancing on my hat in sock feet, that a Cardinal came in to watch from a fence perch, and several other birds  flew into the near brush line.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Birds are curious about us and our activities, but they are so much better at hiding. Let&#8217;s just accept that birds will be seen when they choose to be seen, and they have the advantage in the game of watching.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"595\" data-attachment-id=\"1799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?attachment_id=1799\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1548,1548\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1462017377&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;550&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Northern Cardinal\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Northern Cardinal,Bastrop, TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Northern Cardinal&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010-960x960.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010-595x595.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Cardinal, male\" class=\"wp-image-1799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010-595x595.jpg 595w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010-960x960.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/DSC_0010.jpg 1548w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption>Northern Cardinal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make space for more by appreciating what is<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>I went for a short walk at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcra.org\/parks\/lake-bastrop-north-shore-park\/\">North Shore Park<\/a>, Lake Bastrop on Sunday morning. Bird songs filled the trees just beyond the trail&#8217;s edge, but the birds stayed under cover.  As I followed the &#8220;Buzzard Trail&#8221;,  I released my agenda of finding migratory Warblers, and began to appreciate the magnificent Black Vultures for whom the trail is named.  From perching en masse on a dead tree by the lake, about 40 of them rose in a long ripple as I passed close by. I heard the collective whoosh of powerful wings just overhead as they launched into a kettle above.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"792\" data-attachment-id=\"4822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?attachment_id=4822\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1922,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-G85&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1620548365&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Black Vultures at North Shore Park, Lake Bastrop, Bastrop TX\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Black Vultures at North Shore Park, Lake Bastrop, Bastrop TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black Vultures at North Shore Park, Lake Bastrop, Bastrop TX&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-960x1279.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-595x792.jpeg\" alt=\"Black Vultures at North Shore Park, Lake Bastrop, Bastrop TX\" class=\"wp-image-4822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-595x792.jpeg 595w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-960x1279.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-480x640.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-1153x1536.jpeg 1153w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-1538x2048.jpeg 1538w, https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270895-scaled.jpeg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><figcaption>Black Vultures at North Shore Park, Lake Bastrop, Bastrop TX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I paused at a spot on Lake Bastrop where the trail met the shore and offered a wide and distant view of the water. No Herons, no Egrets stood motionless in the reeds. No Ducks or Coots bobbed in wake of bass boats on the blue surface.  I stood as still as an Egret myself, binoculars down, feeling the breeze off the lake touch my face, experiencing the openness of water and sky. Soon, a large bird soared over the horizon, over the marsh, and splashed down to nab a fish from the lake. The great bird flew off, powering up easily from the water.  Some minutes later it returned for another fish. That&#8217;s when I saw the white tail and head and knew that I was watching a Bald Eagle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next a dark V formation flew across the sky&#8211;long-necked birds with long curved bills. I saw these birds up close earlier this month at Anahuac Nature Preserve on the Texas coast.&#8211;White-faced Ibises with iridescent feathers of green and rust.  Two large  groups  passed overhead for a stunning moment, twisting like a unfurling ribbon, a back satin ribbon caught in the wind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/?attachment_id=4826\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/lostpineslife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/P1270914-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1922\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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I knew I would not see them unless they chose to show themselves, and they didn&#8217;t.  That&#8217;s when the Orchard Oriole appeared silhouetted against the sky&#8211;a beautiful chestnut and black bird perched atop a chinaberry tree. 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