NOMAD DREAMING

Little birds of the night or rather dawn’s first light. This pair of white winged doves ( Zenaida asiatica) have adopted the porches of Little Adobe Casita as their home,  making for an ambient soundtrack out of Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  The clap and whirr of wings, and dove cooing attends. It is believed that, like swans, white winged dove pairs stay together season after season, hanging out as families. Interesting messengers for such a solitary nomad who has lived so long a

A pair of white winged doves ( Zenaida asiatica )  have decided to call the porch rafters of the little adobe casita home, roosting there every night. I wake at dawn to dovesong, knowing the blessing of dove medicine. #whitewingeddove #Zenaidaasiatica #animalmedicine #birds #TorC #717Ash #adobecasita

A million different ducks, geese and swans at the winter migrant camp: Bosque del Apache NWR. #birds #BosquedelApache #migration #nomad

Spent some time recently thinking about nomadism at the local migrant winter encampment at the Bosque del Apache NWR. Sandhill Cranes, a million different ducks, geese and swans. Migration is a natural phenomenon. #birds #BosquedelApache #migration #nomad #SandhillCranes

A fine specimen of the mimid family: Toxostoma curvirostre, aka curve-billed thrasher, foraging busily at ground level. I had to use some of my mad librarian skillz and a book to identify so if I am wrong... #Toxostomacurvirostre #curvebilledthrasher #birds #TorC