34.02 Birds in Autumn while walking up and over Mount Woodson from Poway Lake and down the other side to arrive at Highway 67.
A personal interest in birds and animal life in the wilds has been growing for a number of years. I can remember as a teenager that ornithology was considered by macho teenagers as something of a wimpish interest. These days it is more and more fascinating and creates another reason to be based in the outdoors as often as possible. I think there are at least two pursuits of many, in which a person who is feeling down in the dumps should consider. The first is looking at the world through a young child's eyes. The second is to gather around a marsh or body of water or wherever birds congregate, preferably in the early hours of the morning. Then listen to the chirping and observe their general busy manner. They appear so excited to be enjoying the dawn of another day and sharing it together. It's infectious. And if a simple bird is happy to be alive, how much more should we be. The editor might say this preamble is a justification for displaying more than usual number of bir...