Feathers of Hope

Summer Arrives

...and the temperatures are well in the 90s. The students timed their departure well to avoid the heat. At least the campus, with nobody around, is placid for a week or so, until summer session starts.

Yesterday I returned to my sketching spot from the other day on Putah Creek and did a little digiscoping. The white-tailed kite didn't stay at his perch long enough for me to get the scope set up, but I spotted this black-crowned night heron with a nest overhanging the creek. Not a bad location --- it's definitely afternoon dip weather.