We had a Christmas Eve dinner with my brother and family, but Christmas Day was spent here on our own. The sun came out and felt wonderful after the days of fog and drizzle. I had been inspired by some visitors who came a couple of days ago (and are excellent wildlife photographers), to get my camera out and try for some real bird photos. So I went for a walk.

A view of the barn from and pasture the southwest. You don’t usually see if from this vantage point. I can’t walk very far west on this road because it is a private driveway.

I spotted a snowy egret, easy to identify with bright yellow feet.

I had not walked Across the Road for several days because it’s been so wet. I don’t want to leave big tracks on the road or carry five pounds of mud around on each boot. However, now that the grass has been growing in on the edge I can walk there without tearing up the road. Evidently, somebody tried too soon to drive on this road.

The greater egret is a larger bird and has a yellow beak and black feet.

Continuing to walk along the canal in the grass.

These mushrooms are under 3″ high.

Osage orange tree.

Osage orange fruit. It’s a strange looking fruit about the size of a grapefruit. Its easier to photograph plants than birds.

Wide-angle view of the farm from the road.