Scene in Spain, #13

One of the things I love about traveling is seeing wildlife out and about that here I would have to see in a wildlife preserve of some sort. In Barcelona, that was green parrots. I followed them around like a little kid.

spotting them in green trees was tricky at first

spotting them in green trees was tricky at first

here's looking at you!

here’s looking at you!

of course, when I got close, he decided to get shy...

of course, when I got close, he decided to get shy…

Scene while walking – January 30, 2013

I get to see a lot of wildlife while I’m walking. There are some wetlands on a ranch that I walk near – the road is above the ranch so I’m looking down. The pond attracts a lot of ducks – in summer it’s covered in algae and in winter part or all of it freezes over.

 

IMG_2707If you look closely (you may want to click to enlarge the photo) you can see that part of the pond is frozen and the ducks are walking on the ice there! A very entertaining scene, indeed.