January 1, 2024?! It arrived.
And on the front of the local newspaper (yes, the Times Colonist!) was a photo of a new painting by Robert Bateman:
And I had a flashback to the spring of 2022, sitting at the desk in what was Arta's bedroom at the Annis Bay house, and seeing a little burst of colour hopping around on the ground at the bottom of the trees, just out the window.
Having no idea what the heck it was, I posted it to Facebook. It was Tracy Sabey Caldwell who said it was a varied thrush (I had never even heard the name). Tracy for the win!
Here is the video I had posted to Facebook, asking folks if they knew what it was (and where you can see the little bird tossing leaves around, presumably on the hunt for something delicious. Sometimes i think i look exactly like that when i enter the kitchen.)
https://www.facebook.com/555530179/videos/291820813146706
I wonder what will be your first birds of the new year?
