Perspective

A new perspective.   Its early October and I am not packing up and leaving employee housing, nor driving to a new place in a few weeks. I have not been hiking every  day-off in beautiful places of mountains and flowers.   My clothes will stay in the closet and I can find paper clips and envelopes in the same place.  I have been to a few Sunday afternoon movies.  It's a good thing.
       Last night I went to a presentation titled "Subirdia"  at the Denver Museum of Science and Nature.  The researcher had studied urban and suburban birds interacting with their habitat for several years.  It was a fascinating talk.  He found the birds in and around cities could be divided into Avoiders (avoiding human settlements if possible), Adapters (will do OK in lightly settled areas), and Exploiters (who will use human made structures to their own advantage).
       A few random photos:

 Willows by a creek

Black-billed Magpie

Showy Milkweed, a different species than the eastern version

Yellow-headed Blackbird looking at its friend, "What did you say ?"