Just before the holidays, I went to the local post office to buys stamps for Christmas Cards. There was a big sign “2007/2008 Migratory Bird Stamps Available”. I thought “bird stamps … that would be a nice local touch for my cards”. I inquired at the desk and was told they were $18. I thought “$18 for a single postage stamp ?!”

Obviously, the “Migratory Bird Stamp” is not postage. As December passed and January settled in, I came to understand that the Chesapeake Bay *is* a premiere bird watching (and hunting) destination. Whereas farmers may get their wakeup call from the barn roosters, I get an average of 50-100 Canadian Geese each day. The “squadrons” of Geese setting into the front field most mornings and forage for the soy beans that were left from the harvest. By afternoon they move to the creek. Over night “guests” tend to stay in the creek as well.

At times, there are so many, you can hear the wings flapping overhead … that is when they are not honking like crazy. Yesterday they were splashing about in the creek.

Zen has learned to ignore them (more or less). At first she thought it was a “target rich environment” but she has taken my “advice” and left them alone.

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