Nature Before Birds

This month I decide to step away from trying to count birds and chase after rare birds. Instead, I've focused on trying to immerse myself in nature. It's been a couple of years since I've climbed to the top of a hill just for the view.I wondered when was the last time I hike out into the woods just to find out just what mica ledges are?People visit art galleries to appreciate art but isn't nature the greatest art galley of all?That didn't mean I was going to ignore birds altogether! I can I ignore a bluebird?

Or a Brown Creeper working its way up the side of a dead tree?

There was just enough time to catch a Bald Eagle before sunrise ready to take off when I got a little too close.

I've set aside this month to explore and appreciate instead of making goals which can detract from that. Then again, I guess setting aside time to explore and appreciate is just another type of goal?!