Avoiding Video Games

School being out as it is for a few more days means the kids are home, and bored, and love playing video games - the really loud, shoot 'em up, killing kind. Well, my little nerves can only take so much of that, so I took another walk along the Jordan River yesterday. Awe. Peace and quite and beauty and some good birds.

A flock of about 10 White-crowned Sparrows. Pretty little birds.

 

Another Kestrel. Probably the same one from the day before.

 

Not birds, but still very pretty to watch.

 

And one I don't often see - a Wilson's Snipe.

 

The snipe making an escape from the camera.

Other birds today included Mourning Doves, a Cooper's Hawk, House Finch, many House Sparrows, Starlings, about 25 Canada Geese, Song Sparrow, Juncos, and others.

Taking walks on winter days is quite peaceful.