A day about Birds and Bees

No, not a lesson that will make our grandparents' blush. Today was one of those beautiful spring days when we saw and heard lots of bumble and honey bees buzzing around. And we saw some beautiful birds soaring in the skies.

The bees are everywhere right now. We had 3 days with rain at the campground and today, with the sun out bright, the dandelions are in full bloom, dotting the grassy field where we take the dogs to run. Naturally the bees are out collecting pollen from these and other flowers in bloom.

Earlier today we went to some box home ware stores and looked at the various plants and flowers they had for sale. On some Heather plants we saw several interesting bees. There were lots of yellow and black bumblebees, but these bees had an orange strip across their bodies. Nothing either of us had seen before. In looking up what this was, we discovered it's a tricolor bumble bee. Neat.

As for the birds, although we didn't see it today, we heard the knocking of a pileated woodpecker that lives in the woods around the campground. The only times I can recall seeing a pileated woodpecker has been while in Maine.

This afternoon, while sitting near our fire pit, we heard the scolding of a crow and noticed a bird with a white tail circling over the trees. The crow kept darting towards this bird, and as the soaring bird turned, we realized it was indeed a Bald Eagle. After watching it for a few minutes we decided to grab the binoculars - sure enough, by the time we had them in hand, the eagle had moved on.

An hour later we saw an Osprey flying over the campground. These sites and sound are reinforcing for us our decision to become full-time RVers. We are truly happy campers.