something pink

Always scanning as I ride in the car...,ponds, fencerows, fly overs ..and Sunday I was rewarded as I passed the neighbors overgrown and almost invisible pond,

Wait! I saw pink!!

So I backed up and struggled to peer across the weedy field at a glimpse of a wading bird that could be/ maybe pink!

I drove back to the house for binoculars and camera and up to the old milk barn that rises above the pond. Hoping it was still there I raised the binoculars and, yes!!! THEY still were!  3 of them!!

I got a few photos for eBird and then stood and savored the moment.

These beautiful tropical, exotic birds were on a weedy pond in hilly pine land on an overcast   cold day in November.

And the best part is that at least one was back the next day. I only managed one quick in flight shot. 

One of the joys of birding is that you never know what’s coming your way.