The one that got away

Last Wednesday after a storm blew over I had a mini fall-out in my yard..(A fall-out is the sudden arrival of large numbers of birds to a certain point. They can occur when migration is interrupted by the rapid onset of adverse weather and they involve mainly passerine birds)...anyway, once I saw the male Blue-headed Vireo I decided I better grab my camera. Of course by the time I got back, that one got away:(

Yes, birders have their stories just like fisherman about the one that got away:) But I don't give up quite so easy..I make it my mission,I know the bird is there (some where), I just haven't looking long and hard enough...and once I'm zoned in on this one bird,I develop tunnel vision.I totally ignore all other birds flying around me.I won't stop looking until I end up with what birders call 'Warbler neck.' Once I develop warbler neck I feel I'm worthy and can guiltlessly give up the search for what was my best yard bird as of yet..I know I've given it my all, this bird would never get by my 'hawk eyes.'

Now that I'm no longer zoned in on THAT bird I start pishing and realize I have a gazillion little birds flitting about my yard! I decided to try my patients a tad more to see if I could get a few photos...and no,I don't feel it's an unreasonable request wanting just ONE National Geographic photo of what could possibly be a rare bird in my yard:) ...come on, I have the usual things going for me...poor lighting,twenty MPH winds:) All I want is this one little miracle today and I won't ask for anything else:) And the whole time I'm trying to get a photo of this little bird that decided to playing hide-and-seek in the leaves, I'm telling him of all the things I will give him if he will just PLEASE sit still so my camera can focus:) ..(does he not realize I can make HIM famous:)

Anyway,in the end,I got so-so photos of a Red-eyed Vireo and what appeared to be an imm. Blue-headed Vireo.Guess National Geographic will have to wait on that one great one from me:( And me, I will always be sick about 'that one that got away':)