My brother got married and I got to hang around the farm and pretend to be a rural person again. I managed to get in a few good runs out in the boonies and to go for a run in the ol' K-State stomping grounds with Kory.
Other than my little bro getting married to a great person, the best part of the trip was the bird watching. I know that sounds lame, but watching for birds while running is great, and not nearly as boring as driving around watching for birds.
My hypothesis is that - as my "neighborhood" has continued to decline and decompose (at least for human residents) the birds have come back. There isn't much to get in the way out there. Here's what I saw:
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Red Tailed Hawk |
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| Dickcissel |
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| Killdeer |
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| Baltimore Oriole |
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| Western Meadowlark |
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| Northern Bobwhite (Quail) |
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| Redheaded woodpecker |
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| Scissortail Flycatcher |
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| Eastern Kingbird |
